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5.28.09 @ 6:01AM

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All people who write for/to TAS have great passion, but, as can be seen, especially in the comment section of the on-line editions, passion is not sufficient cause for reasoning clearly. Even with time to write, edit and deliberate, some people take positions that are contrary to all evidence and reason. Likewise, a judge who is ruled by passion cannot be reliable, for the heart is an ever changing as a weather vane. Laws are too important to be left to the passions of the heart.
-- I.M. Kessel
Rochester, New York

"She has won support -- and her first federal judicial nomination -- from Republicans in the past."

Justice Souter got his nomination for the Supreme Court from Republicans. Would that mean he was automatically entitled to their support after what he did on the bench?
-- Robert Nowall
Cape Coral, Florida

GET SMART
Re: John Carlisle's Corporate Sellouts:

Einstein once said, "I know of two things which are infinite: The universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." Clearly, it is pointless to hope that some natural limit on human stupidity will come to our rescue. From cap-and-trade policies for a country which is already on the ropes, to "we are out of money now," and therefore must immediately establish a national health service, we are in for a very bad time.
-- David Reich
Auburn, New York

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