Terie Norelli and Susan Arnold
Editor s note: This column was submitted before Gordon MacDonald was confirmed by the Executive Council on Jan. 22. Its main points remain relevant, as MacDonald s confirmation was never in doubt with Republicans holding a 4-1 majority.
That Gordon MacDonald should serve as Chief Justice of the NH Supreme Court is a very bad and dangerous idea. He should not be placed in the position that is ultimately responsible for protecting rights that he himself does not believe in. Attorney General MacDonald would pose a grave risk to basic liberties were he to be confirmed by the Executive Council.
Our Turn: MacDonald poses risk to basic liberties
Published: 1/19/2021 6:01:10 AM
That Gordon MacDonald should serve as chief justice of the N.H. Supreme Court is a very bad and dangerous idea. He should not be placed in the position that is ultimately responsible for protecting rights that he himself does not believe in.
Attorney General MacDonald would pose a grave risk to basic liberties were he to be confirmed by the Executive Council.
Gov. Chris Sununu’s re-nomination of Attorney General MacDonald is no less alarming for the fact that Sununu has held the seat open for nearly two years after his initial attempt to place MacDonald on the Supreme Court lost in a 3-2 vote of the Executive Council.