Washington Supreme Court candidate calls Declaration of Independence America’s ‘soul’

It’s easy to look at the Fourth of July as a day off from work and a great time to grill. But it’s also a time to reflect on the health of the country as a whole and the principles that led us to this point.

Dave Larson, a judge in Federal Way’s Municipal court, told KTTH’s Todd Herman that includes remembering the Declaration of Independence and what it stand for.

“The Constitution is kind of the heart of our country and the Declaration of Independence is the soul,” he said.

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Larson, originally appointed to the Federal Way seat in 2008 is running against incumbent Charlie Wiggins for Position 6 on the Washington state Supreme Court. He says his goal to focus on the fundamentals since it seems as though “things are unraveling right in front of us.”

“We’re so interested in getting our way these days that we’ve lost our way. And we need to return to some of the basics,” he said.

“We’re focusing so much on the arrogance of the present instead of the wisdom of the ages.”

Larson suggested Washington courts focus on substance over style.

“We have to be the most boring branch of government,” he said. “I always say we’re like the offensive line of government. We only get noticed when we jump offsides. And that’s the way we should be. The constant that flows through it. The ability to rise above the fray and not become part of the fray.”

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