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If the conventional Washington wisdom is on the mark, this year's installment should be particularly compelling. The Judiciary Committee will be pitted against a friend and a colleague, Sen. George M. Mitchell (D-Maine). Compelling yes, but probably without the rhetorical bombast and incendiary accusations that have tainted some...
Senator Mitchell's hearing will be a show trial if ever there was one, and that is disturbing. I am not of the belief that the committee should demand that he proffer a catalogue of his future votes. The very suggestion that a would-be justice should gaze into his...
Will Senator Mitchell be able to break out of his political mindset and co-opt the intellectual apparatus of a judge? I imagine he probably will, if for no other reason than that he is a former judge himself, with a reputation for even-handedness and ethical stature.
What would Americans think if Mario Cuomo--qua justice--rendered the death penalty unconstitutional? Even if he had come to his legal decision through a politically unbiased calculation, wouldn't the public at the very least suspect him of bringing his political baggage to the Court? It's not as...
Staff Writer: Emily Mitchell