On the meaning of “impartial”

Lessig
3 min readJan 13, 2020

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I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post, arguing that the Chief Justice should not permit Senator Mitch McConnell to swear a false oath: Senate rules require that a Senator “solemnly swear” to be “impartial.” McConnell has expressly stated that he cannot be “impartial.”

My essay triggered a ton of responses, many of which argue that many Senators have already made up their mind. That makes my argument itself…

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