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A capital case of judicial fiat
Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, June 25, 2002 | Bruce Fein

Posted on 06/24/2002 11:20:21 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:56 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

With the elan of an airbrush artist, the U.S. Supreme Court ordained an end to executing the "mentally retarded" (left inexact) last week in Atkins vs. Virginia. The ruling marked a peak in judicial fiat. Reason was denied even a cameo appearance. The opinion clamors to supplement the Queen of Hearts in "Alice in Wonderland."


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Tuesday, June 25, 2002

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