The problem is the politicization of Judge Sullivan's court is only one more step in a long and sorry journey toward the politicization of our entire court system. No more proof of that is needed than the confirmation hearings of Judge Bork, Justice Thomas and Justice Cavanaugh. These hearings did not politicize the court, rather these hearings were political because the court had already been politicized. They were the inevitable political reaction of one branch of government to the politicization of another branch.
Hat tip to Sen. Sasse for spelling this out during the Cavanaugh confirmation hearings and taking the opportunity to educate those Americans willing to listen about the serious politicization of confirmation hearings and why it happened.
The Flynn case stands as a token of the politicization of federal criminal law by federal criminal agencies. Their reason to corruptly act against Flynn? To achieve a political end. The ends were corrupt and the means were corrupt and all for politics.
Judge Sullivan, unfortunately, has by previous remarks from the bench concerning Gen. Flynn revealed himself to be less than disinterested in this highly political law case. Already suspect, Sullivan has made himself an object of partisan rancor.
I wonder how our chief justice who is so terribly sensitive about the integrity and authority of the courts is reacting to this next step in the journey?
