John Washington III Asks Why State Judges Overlook Constitutional Rights, and Says the People Deserve Judges Who Put the Constitution First
John Washington III raised what he called a conflict of interest: state judges are bound by the U.S. Constitution, and Texas judges also swear to uphold the state constitution - yet, he asked, why does the constitution that should come first so often get overlooked?
John Washington III raised what he called a conflict of interest in the courts. State judges are bound by the U.S. Constitution, he noted, and in Texas they also swear to uphold the state constitution - but too often, he said, people feel the constitution that should come first gets overlooked, and he asked why.
“I’m asking why people walk into court again and again and feel their constitutional rights don’t get a fair look,” John Washington III wrote. “I’m asking why outcomes can feel pre-decided. I’m asking why loyalty to an office seems to matter more than loyalty to the people.”
John Washington III said judges ask for the people's vote and then serve their office instead of the people. “That’s not justice. That’s not acceptable,” he wrote.
John Washington III closed with what he said the people are owed: “The people deserve judges who put the constitution and the people first.”
