The below is an excerpt from my opinion piece first published by the Springfield Daily Citizen on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
“Civil and Principled.”
That’s how the late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Justice, was described at her funeral December 23, 2023.
Wow. Who wouldn’t want to have his/her life described in that way?
At the funeral, Justice O’Connor was remembered as someone who sought common ground and was able to compromise on decisions without compromising her principles. That’s one of the reasons she was the deciding vote on dozens of Supreme Court decisions during her time on the Court.
Her commitment to principles was timely because I have been thinking a lot lately about principles. While most of us want to live a principled life, I now wonder how many of us could pass Justice O’Connor’s Principles Test.
Read my full opinion piece on the Springfield Daily Citizen >>
“Civil and Principled.”
That’s how the late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Justice, was described at her funeral December 23, 2023.
Wow. Who wouldn’t want to have his/her life described in that way?
At the funeral, Justice O’Connor was remembered as someone who sought common ground and was able to compromise on decisions without compromising her principles. That’s one of the reasons she was the deciding vote on dozens of Supreme Court decisions during her time on the Court.
Her commitment to principles was timely because I have been thinking a lot lately about principles. While most of us want to live a principled life, I now wonder how many of us could pass Justice O’Connor’s Principles Test.
Read my full opinion piece on the Springfield Daily Citizen >>