“So long as the judiciary remains truly distinct from both the legislature and the Executive. . . . Liberty can have nothing to fear from the judiciary alone, but would have everything to fear from its union with either of the other departments.” —James Madison, Federalist No. 78
This is Part II of a two-part series that examines the politicization of the federal judiciary by the Democrat left during the second term of President Trump, and the crisis it presents for our constitutional republic. Part I covered a brief history, the continuing encroachment of Article III (the Judiciary Branch) on Article II (the Executive Branch), and some case studies in judicial overreach. This part covers Democrat lawfare coordination, the Democrats’ deployment of foreign judges and the associated cultural disconnect, the issue of democratic (small d) legitimacy, the Sotomayor problem, and remedies for the problem.
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