To this delicate task the Court will turn in the remedy
phase.

Freedom is a fragile thing and it’s
never more than one generation
away from extinction. It is not
ours by way of inheritance; it must
be fought for and defended constantly
by each generation, for it comes
only once to a people.
President Ronald Reagan, Inaugural Address as Governor of the
State of California (January 5, 1967). 64

I first heard these words of President Reagan’s back in
2007 when my son quoted them in the Law Day celebration speech
at the Norfolk Superior Court. I was deeply moved and hold
these words before me as a I discharge judicial duties. As I’ve
read and re-read the record in this case, listened widely, and
reflected extensively, I’ve come to believe that President Trump
truly understands and appreciates the full import of President
Reagan’s inspiring message –- yet I fear he has drawn from it a
darker, more cynical message. I fear President Trump believes
the American people are so divided that today they will not
stand up, fight for, and defend our most precious constitutional
values so long as they are lulled into thinking their own
personal interests are not affected.
Is he correct?

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