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...Though President Bush has expressed his intention to eventually close the facility, he has vigorously defended the integrity of legal proceedings there. Supporters of the Gitmo status quo-who include officials at the Department of Homeland Security and some in the Justice Department-worry that a transfer of terrorist suspects to the U.S. could give them legal rights-such as the right to appear in court with a lawyer-that would set off a new round of judicial proceedings that could go against the Administration. Those who argue that prisoners should remain at Gitmo also fear the consequences of allowing...
Americans love a square deal. The idea of the quid pro quo, the something for something, lies at the heart of our very sense of fairness. But there's one area in which something for nothing is much closer to the rule, and it's a transaction on which people's very lives turn: organ donation...
...those in support of the status quo rally two arguments to their cause. The first, an eminently practical argument, is that there is significant educational value to making a woman have a nice sit-down with her doctor, who can quiz her on her sex life and tell her what to do if she misses a pill. Supposedly, a good chat with the doc is likely to increase proper usage and knowledge of the potential risks...
...being “committed” to the status quo still means that many students who want to concentrate in Social Studies are unable to—180 applied last year for 144 spots. Next fall, because of the College’s delayed concentration choice, the number of applicants is expected to increase even further, as the concentration’s famous tutorial will be open to all sophomores for the first time...
...What will come next? This may become a tale of two Harvards. One seeks to reproduce the status quo and preserve the old pecking order, while the other intends to overturn it, step by step, and replace it with something fairer...