SCHNEIDER RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT RULING ON PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY

LINCOLNSHIRE-Rep. Brad Schneider released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Trump v. United States:

"This appalling Supreme Court decision flies in the face of a foundational principle of our nation and our constitution: that no one is above the law. This ruling threatens to allow a would-be dictator to use the office of the President to act with absolute impunity, hiding behind the guise of "official acts." Our founders risked their lives to build a nation governed by the many, not a king. Rather than bravely putting country first and following the Constitution, six partisan justices instead shamefully bowed to the man who seeks to bend our government to his whim. This is a low mark for the Supreme Court and the cowardice of the justices will cause devastating harm to the foundation of our nation. As Justice Sotomayor wrote in her dissent -- I fear for our democracy."