Re: “To sit or stand: Trump’s challenge to Democrats a key moment in State of the Union address” (Feb. 25, Nation):
President Donald Trump scolded Democrats for not standing during the State of the Union address when he said, “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens. Not illegal aliens.”
Democrats need to defend their position, and it goes like this: The duty of the government is to uphold the law. Homes cannot be searched without a warrant, and people cannot be snatched off the street by unidentified masked agents for having exercised free speech, whether they are citizens or not. The inscription on the Supreme Court building says, “Equal Justice Under Law.”
Harry Stern, Seattle
