Dear Supreme Court Justices -
You all know that explicit or implicit pressure from President Donald J. Trump will be put on the Supreme Court to save himself from impeachment, removal from office, and possibly jail.
Considering all the appeals made to you by his attorneys to block testimony and documents he is clearly afraid to face impartial justice.
The complete disclosure you can compel may prove Mr. Trump is guilty of many charges he is terrified of having answered honestly.
He will attempt to make you complicit in his efforts to prevent the nation from knowing the real facts relative to his possibly illegal and unconstitutional acts.
He will enlist you to enable him to be above the law.
Will you let him do that?
He will call in markers he may feel you owe him for your appointments. He will demand personal payback that he is not entitled to from you under any circumstances.
If and when all the pertinent facts of his actions are impartially considered it may be proven that he should not be President of the United States.
He will need exoneration from two articles of impeachment now under consideration with maybe more articles to come.
Namely, abuse of his office and obstruction of Congress are currently charged and going to trial in an admittedly biased Senate.
He very well may be put above the law in that trial according to public statements..
I ardently hope you put the Constitution and the law above any inclinations or interest you may have in enabling Mr. Trump to succeed in his attempts to defy his oath of office.
I am not trying to insult the Supreme Court to imply that politics or personal feelings will influence whatever your rulings are regarding Donald Trump, his appeals and the upcoming impeachment trial.
But, each of you are human and every human acts on impulses and subjective reasoning at times.
But, not you Supreme Court. You cannot.
Considering the totally partisan climate of the country and accepting that several judges seemingly were chosen by the President to support him in situations like this it seems reasonable to write this appeal to you.
It is also for the hundreds of thousands of readers who may appreciate this open letter.
Lifetime tenure is your guarantee that you never have to be affected by politics or people. You individually never have to rule in any direction you do not wish to rule.
However, lets be realistic. People accurately predict what your decisions will be in highly publicized cases. Many feel you are subject to having personal and political alliances that are inconsistent with your own oaths of office.
The Democracy of the entire country is potentially riding on what decisions you make regarding President Donald J. Trump.
In plain English, the sad story with Mr. Trump is clear. He wants to be above the law and only the Supreme Court can support him in his effort.
Or, you can deny the attempts he is making to you to save himself from the consequences of his actions.
I offer this letter with no disrespect intended but only with the hope that you do not allow a single, defiant man to bring down everything this country of laws, not men, stands for.
Thank you
David Stein
