Editorial Board, The Washington Post; There is no way this man should be running the Justice Department
"Finally, and fundamentally most damning, is Mr. Whitaker’s expressed hostility to Marbury v. Madison, a central case — the
central case — in the American constitutional system. It established an
indispensable principle: The courts decide what is and is not
constitutional. Without Marbury, there would be no effective judicial check on the political branches, no matter how egregious their actions.
If
the Senate were consulted, it is impossible to imagine Mr. Whitaker
getting close to the attorney general’s office. He should not be there
now."
