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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: MrLucky who wrote (24991)7/24/2006 5:28:20 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 542019
 
She's actually Themis, a Greek goddess, and the Greek gods and goddesses were far from perfect. [Edited, I put Roman but the Roman goddess was Justitia.]

The blindfold is to keep her impartial, because she cannot see the persons she is judging, only hear their evidence. She can't tell if they're rich or poor, male or female, black or white, good Amurricans or pesky furriners.
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