Constitutional law expert and former Democrat Alan Dershowitz recently made headlines when he left his longtime political party to become an independent voter. Dershowitz told Newsmax on Thursday that his break with the Democrats was a long time coming.
“It’s difficult,” Dershowitz said during an appearance on “National Report.” “Every single member of my family is an active Democrat. Most of my friends are active Democrats. This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made and it’s a personally difficult decision. But I’ve always lived my life based on principle, and I’m going to continue.
“I’m 86-years old. I’m not going to change now and become a partisan hack. I’m going to make decisions based on what I think is best for the country, best for the world, best for world peace.”
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