Circuit of appeals. Her life expenses provide her with valuable perspectives and evident wisdom and perhaps most important, shes a woman of unquestionable character and integrity. The presence ofse which is essential to our nation as the confidence of the court itself is in the balance. Ill be honored to vote to confirm her nomination. Mr. President , i rise to address my concerns regarding the division contempt fort others among many of our citizens, the causes of this are many and varied, the one which i draw attention is the declining trust held by the citizenry in our many institutions. Democratic republic is highly dependent upon the confidence of its people in the institutions that light in. These include churches, schools, governments at all levels for us, corporations, markets and most relevant today, the Justice System and the courts. Absent Public Confidence in these institutions, a democratic republic will not thrive or perhaps indoor. Fortunately, the Supreme Court enjoys a great deal of respect from the american people. Unfortunately, the third branch may be one of the few institutions of our democratic republice that does not experience collapse trust our churches have been diminished by scandal and politicization, trust and local lawne enforcemet has fallen as we witness some officers who have sworn to protect our communities, endanger the lives of citizens while this is particularly true for citizens of color, the demonstrations by millions of americans are evident the distressed is probably shared. Trust in the fbi Intelligence Community long admired for their integrity and professionalism has withered with the attacks by politicians from both parties though admittedly, my party has been more vocal. What a message it sends when the president accepts the word of the russian president under the conclusions of our intelligence agencies. Even the cdc and fda had fallen in credibility both due to human error and listing blistering Political Press by the constitution, it is critical to the preservation of democracy charges of big news and claims that the press, the enemy of the people worsened by the medias constant divisiveness have so diminished the trust Many Americans have in the media thae they instead believe bizarre anonymous conspiracy theories on the internet. Now more than any other time in my lifetime, it is essential the Supreme Court retain the trust of the nation. It may be one of the very few, if not the only of the institutions in which the great majority of americans have confidence. Thats why judge barretts integrity, wisdom and commitment to the rule of law is so important. She will be critical to the preservation of the publics perception of the legitimacy of the court. Judge barrett wrote in a texas law review that if the courts opinions change with its cembership, Public Confidence in the court as an institution might decline. Its members be seen as partisan rather than impartial and case law is fueled by power rather than reason. Consideration of institutional legitimacy has long been a factor in the course of deliberations but i would argue is factor should be given even greater weight today as so many of our other institutions are diminished and under attack. This would be particularly true for the court called upon to decide a matter that would determine the outcome of the president ial election. In my view, it is of paramount importance that such a decision to follow the law and constitution where it leads, regardless of the outcome and therebyd be beyond reproach, clearly nonpolitical and preferably unanimous. The senate will soon send judge barrett to the highest court in the land, i am confident shes up to the u measure times in whh we now