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Politics : The Left Wing Porch
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To: opalapril who wrote (891)12/13/2000 10:34:37 AM
From: Poet of 6089
 
Opalapril,
Thank you so much for posting the SC opinions. I feel enormously sad today and was struck by this, the last paragraph of the Stevens dissent:

The endorsement of that position by the
majority of this Court can only lend credence to the most
cynical appraisal of the work of judges throughout the
land. It is confidence in the men and women who admin-ister
the judicial system that is the true backbone of the
rule of law. Time will one day heal the wound to that
confidence that will be inflicted by today' s decision. One
thing, however, is certain. Although we may never know
with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this
year' s Presidential election, the identity of the loser is
perfectly clear. It is the Nation' s confidence in the judge
as an impartial guardian of the rule of law.
I respectfully dissent.
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