Words matter. These are the best Don Willett Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’ve long favored smart judicial-selection reform – every member of my court does – and every legislative session, reform measures are filed… and then they fail.
Folks are astounded that ‘judge’ isn’t a synonym for ‘humorless Luddite.’
I don’t remember much of my childhood. My father passed away when I was six, and sadly, I don’t have the fuzziest, foggiest memory of him – what his voice was like, anything he ever said to me, nothing. My early years are a total blur.
Serving 27 million Texans spread across 254 counties and two time zones isn’t a job for those who require a lot of sleep.
Our Constitution exists to secure individual freedom, the essential condition of human flourishing. Liberty is not provided by government; liberty preexists government. It’s our natural birthright, not a gift from the sovereign. Our founders upended things and divided power to enshrine a promise, not a process.
If legislators come to believe that police power is an ever-present constitutional trump card they can play whenever it suits them, overreaching is inexorable.
In parenting, as in judging, the days are long, but the years are short.
The judiciary wields enormous power but is utterly mysterious to most Americans. People know more about ‘American Idol’ judges than Supreme Court judges. Done right, social media is a high-octane tool to boost civic awareness.
My political consultant said I’m the only client of his that he does not worry about.
Laws that impinge your constitutionally protected right to earn an honest living must not be preposterous.
I was recently designated Tweeter Laureate of Texas, which apparently is a thing.
I think people just find it remarkable that a high court justice would step out from behind the bench and have a persona that’s not the traditional, stodgy, fuddy-duddy persona, but actually comes across as authentic and engaging.
Unlike tennis matches, Supreme Court decisions are tiebreaker-free, meaning the lower-court ruling stands without any high-court guidance.
