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...Supreme Court may have mirrored cultural consensus in its decision, but that isn't the court's job. The court is there to interpret the Constitution, not to write it. When the court starts validating social norms instead of upholding the Constitution, we will live to regret it. BEN JOHNSON Frisco, Texas...
...additional UN mandate for an international force to back up U.S. troops in Iraq. But the political price will not simply be a few slices of humble pie for an Administration that had warned that the UN would become irrelevant if it failed to back the war. The consensus at the UN is likely to be for a significantly expanded role for the international body in supervising the political transition in Iraq...
...unlimited supply of energy was just around the corner. Representative Charles Mosher, Ohio Republican, was among the ardent supporters in 1974. "Much of the technology needed to utilize this nonpolluting source of power is nearly at hand," Mosher said in a speech on the House floor. "In fact, the consensus is that there are no major technical barriers to the widespread application of solar energy to meet U.S. energy needs...
...promised a humble foreign policy but has been derided as a crusading interventionist, the speech set the tone for a five day, five country tour of Africa meant to show the softer side of Bush's foreign face. But repeating the Clinton approach also suggested that there is a consensus on dealing with Africa: by humbling themselves U.S. presidents hope to create a sympathetic audience for their sermons on achieving democracy, liberty and prosperity...
There is also a consensus on abortion: tolerable during the first few months of pregnancy but with severe limits after that. In fact, the rationale for Roe v. Wade--the right to privacy--was cited in the gay-rights decision. That the court's controversial abortion decision is now being used as a template for privacy cases is remarkable. It means that Roe is probably settled for the foreseeable future...