[atlaw]

"If it were only discretionary, there would be no legal challenge."

There was a complaint, but to my knowledge there was never any governmental action taken against Dini in response to the complaint (for good reason, considering that the complaint was groundless). It appears that Dini simply caved in to a bunch of whiny liberals cleverly disquised as conservatives and voluntarily changed his criteria (if only slightly). I find this somewhat offensive in and of itself.

For you to suggest that the mere existence of a complaint in this matter (which virtually anyone can lodge, whether the complaint has merit or not) means that letters of recommendation have now been conclusively adjudicated as non-discretionary is pretty bizarre. Is that your contention?

[Dataman]

Is that your contention?

Do you somehow imagine that Dini's bigotry can be justified on the basis of my "contention?"

What Dini did was wrong. Why do you evos think that it was right only because he held your evolutionist beliefs? Why not admit it was wrong and bigoted? His bigotry does not prove charlie darwin wrong so why are you guys so lathered up? If this were a freedom of conscience issue, one would think more freepers would defend Dini. But, as it is, most-- if not all-- defenders are evos. Hmmmmmmmmmm!