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… It is wrong when one party (i.e. Mitch McConnell) categorically and unilaterally blocks another party’s (President Obama) choice of representative (Merick B. Garland). The vast majority of Americans agree that this is an egregious and self-evident pervasive injustice that affects our entire nation. The challenged local Rules commit a parallel and glaring injustice. They allow forum state licensing official to categorically and unilaterally block American citizens from choosing their own representative. A citizen’s choice of counsel does not require the advice and consent of the Senate. Likewise, a citizen’s choice of independent counsel should not require the approval and consent of forum state licensing officials. The fundamental rights to counsel and to petition include the fundament rights to counsel and to petition the Article III courts.