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Show \\mm Sh Statesman •VALUES From page 72 as U.S. solicitor general, and appointment as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for >the D.C. Circuit. Bork was everything that they could want in a Supreme Court justice. What they wanted, however, was found wanting by 'Bork's opponents. The same deficiency, by the way, seems to exist with others on the short list of judicial possibilities maintained at the White House and within conservative legal circles. Here I draw, as deputy editorial page editor, on the reasoning in The Post's 1987 editorial opposing the Bork nomination. The Bork criticism could apply to many of the lawyers and judges who pass the high priests' tests with flying colors. It wasn't Bork's conser- vatism or his challenge to prevailing legal orthodoxy that did him in. Nor was he an ogre or Neanderthal, as some of his opponents mischaracterized him. But Bork, as with other controversial judicial picks of President Bush, seemed to come to the bar with, as The Post put it, svan almost frightening detachment from, not to say indifference toward, the realworld consequences of his views; he plays with ideas, seeks tidiness, and in the process does not seem to care who is crushed." Lawyers and jurists such as that - John Davis and Robert Bork (and possibly Chief Justice John Roberts and Judge Samuel Alito?) - are brilliant and have a feeling for the law. But what about a feeling for justice? Do they even see injustice? And if so, do they believe that the power of the Supreme Court should be used to remedy injustice? Do they read the Constitution generously? Missing from the litany of legal virtues approved by the high priests is any expression of values, any awareness of the court's leavening role in society, any recognition of the court as a bulwark against the majority's worst instincts. They seem to think it wrong for a judge to search for a constitutional way to v "to help, or at least protect, those (who) have a moral claim on the society," to use The Post's language in a second editorial on Bork that year. Those values were lost on the defenders of segrega- selection and yet have no difficulty believing a man loaded two of every species of animal on a boat for 40 days. Whether ifs ignorance or sneer lack of knowledge that prevents these people from accepting evolution, I am unsure. The bottom line is evolution happened and continues to happen at this very moment. Things are changing and will continue to change forever. The vestigial traits, the geneti- cal and physical relatedness between species and even the sheer logic of a widely accepted scientific theory all point to one answer: all living things have a common ancestor. All the pieces are there and the puzzle is complete. The only problem is we are too stubborn to accept it. Adam Strong is a sophomore majoring in business. Comments can be sent to adamstrong@cc.usu.edu. tion, who undoubtedly were professionally qualified and faithful to their profession's ethical standards. Lost on those standard-bearers for racial separation, however, was how t much the outcome of wh'at they sought to achieve in court really mattered to people for whom the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment still lacked fulfillment. What about justice? What about relief? Notwithstanding the norms of the high priests of conservatism, prospective Supreme Court justices, I humbly submit, must be judged as well by the values that they bring to bear. Colbert I. King is a columnist and deputy editorial-page editor at The Washington Post Have something to say? Wanna be heard? Know something you want to share? Let us know! Send a letter to the editor to: editor@statesman.usu.edu • EVOLUTION From page 7 2 Well now that the college years have hit and my studies dive deeper, evolution becomes more and more likely — even probable. I mean, evolution is a scientific theory, a borderline law. The research that has contributed to the theory of evolution is some of the most extensive ever performed. 1 find it ironic that some college-educated people have trouble wrapping their minds around evolution by natural • SHIRTS From page 12 But then they thought of another bright idea: the new "U." It consists of holding up only your index and ring fingers, causing students to cringe in pain while they're supposed to be watching David F^k miss his free throws. What was wrong with the horns, which was putting your index and pinky fingers up in a much more natural position? ASUSU didn't come up with it, so it had to go. So don't buy the Grcle-A shirts, they're not necessary. Just wear blue and if you wish to be remembered of a simpler time when the Ags ••• j . , i i , - ; •) were 17th in the nation, put on the old gameday shirt so you, too, can be number one. Oh, and don't be scared to go to the women's basketball games. They're thrilling to attend and blue looks a lot better than those orange seats in the Spectrum. Coming soon from ASUSU: new schools colors and no more Statesman. Kevin Nielsen-and Bryan Hinton are both part of the sports staff at the Utah Statesman. Comments can be sent to km@cc.usu.edu and bhhinton @cc. usu. edu. , • i -. ] • • « . r i j r >• { ii .J.J_. I i_j j! ji ;! ; ' Ii I1 i_ 82I5N.Hwy38 Honey ville, UT 84314 Phone: (435) 279-8104 or (801) 547-0777 Fax: (435) 279-1898 www.crystalhotsprings.net |