Upon nominating Sotomayor, Obama highlighted the phrase engraved on the front of the United States Supreme Court building: "Equal Justice Under the Law."
But do we have anything resembling that? We have people who are being detained indefinitely and we have people -- Bush and other government officials -- who have openly declared they broke the law who Obama is avoiding prosecuting.
"Chief Justice" John Roberts has stated that "What is morally just and right -- that's not my job." Therefore, as John Roberts and other members of the Supreme Court should not have the title "Justice", as in references to "Justice Souter's Retirement".
We in fact have neither law nor justice.
[originally published at husseini.org on May 26, 2009]