Empathy vs. Impartiality

New Republic by Jonah Goldberg | May. 27, 2009 (Opinion)

But Obama has something specific in mind when he talks about empathy. He wants the justice's oath to in effect be rewritten. Judges must administer justice with respect to persons, they must be partial to the poor, and so on. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 27, 2009 - 6:16 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - May 27, 2009 - 6:16 AM PDT
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