Unequal Justice

Unequal Justice Above the main entrance to the Supreme Court are written the words, "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW." They mean that our system aims to treat all Americans, no matter their wealth, race, or religion, the same. Americans with unsavory politics and the children of politicians should all be held to the same legal standards. That system appears to be breaking down. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) told the House Judiciary Committee that it would not comply with subpoenas for two FBI agents involved in the Hunter Biden investigation. The subpoenas “lack legal effect and cannot be constitutionally enforced,” claimed Carlos Uriarte, DOJ assistant attorney general. “We must continue to protect the Department’s criminal law enforcement decisions and its legal judgments from even the appearance of political or other inappropriate influence,” he wrote. According to Uriarte, revealing non-public information to Congress could create the “appearance of political or other inappropriate influence.” Yet the DOJ itself has repeatedly made moves that seem to be politically motivated, and these moves are precisely what the House Judiciary aims to investigate through its subpoenas.