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Legal experts say that the decision will depend largely on whether the court focuses on the meaning of the patent code or whether it takes a more philosophical perspective in its analysis...
...Code Words...
...middle of an exchange about abortion, the Supreme Court and how to read the constitution, Gore says that Bush uses "code words" like "strict contructionist" to mean that he will try to overturn Roe v. Wade with his judicial appointments. Bush has already said he does not have a litmus test for appointments...
...LEHRER (moderator): Is the vice president right? Is that a code word for overturning Roe v. Wade...
...NEXT TIME, TRY: "The vice president may deal in code words and spin, but that's not my game. I said there would be no litmus test, and that's what I meant." Quick, clean and folksy-aggressive. And it doesn't leave the viewer wondering whether Bush really does use code words for the religious right (which, of course, he does...