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TRUMP v. HAWAII 

KENNEDY, J., concurring 

comment upon what those officials say or do.  Indeed, the 
very  fact  that  an  official  may  have  broad  discretion,  dis-
cretion  free  from  judicial  scrutiny,  makes  it  all  the  more 
imperative  for  him  or  her  to  adhere  to  the  Constitution 
and to its meaning and its promise.

The  First  Amendment  prohibits  the  establishment  of 
religion  and  promises  the  free  exercise  of  religion.    From 
these  safeguards,  and  from  the  guarantee  of  freedom  of 
speech, it follows there is freedom of belief and expression. 
It  is  an  urgent  necessity  that  officials  adhere  to  these 
constitutional  guarantees  and  mandates  in  all  their  ac-
tions,  even  in  the  sphere  of  foreign  affairs.    An  anxious 
world  must  know  that  our  Government  remains  commit-
ted  always  to  the  liberties  the  Constitution  seeks  to  pre-
serve  and  protect,  so  that  freedom  extends  outward,  and 
lasts.