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...Victor Hugo's Jean Valjean -sentenced in perpetuity as the result of a petty theft, remorselessly pursued by the forces of the law, redeeming himself by acts of courage and charity-is a French epic hero. Alfred Dreyfus is his counterpart in the real world of politics and treason. Few American readers will feel Gallic tremors of empathy when Papillon sits on Dreyfus' very bench as he plots escape from Devil's Island, or when, in a Hugo-like episode, he risks his life trying to save a warden's tiny daughter fallen among sharks...
...ticket. Later, South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond explained: "The police department informed my office that the officer was inexperienced and expressed regret that the incident occurred." Under federal law, while on official business a member of Congress can only be arrested for breach of the peace, felony or treason. Case closed...
...side, law-and-order, honor, country, decency pitted against treason, anarchy, filth, immorality. On the other, freedom, justice, "the people" against entrenched power, blind chauvinism, blood lust and repression. Two visions: two ghastly caricatures: accepted as truths by more and more Americans...
When peace comes through appeasement and capitulation that sellout is intellectual treason. A concise and clear set of rules for campus conduct should be established, transmitted to incoming freshmen, and enforced enforced-with immediate expulsion the penalty for serious violations. The rule of reason is the guiding principle in an academic community, and those who apply the rule of force have no business there. It is folly for universities confronted with their current crisis in our turbulent times to open their doors to thousands of patently unqualified students. [President Robben] Fleming [of the University of Michigan, who acceded to black...
...sitting judge. After all, no one seriously considered impeaching Judges Haynsworth or Carswell, despite the criticism that barred them from the Supreme Court. One reason is the need for judicial independence: federal judges are deliberately appointed for life and the Constitution restricts the grounds for impeachment to "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." The process requires a majority vote in the House, followed by a trial and two-thirds vote for conviction in the Senate. Since 1789, only nine federal judges have been finally impeached and eight tried before the Senate. Four of the eight were acquitted, including...