Word: nonpartisans
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Supreme Court, by intervening in this issue when it clearly could not come up with a convincing, one-sided decision, has not upheld its duty to impartially enforce the law. By the admission of the dissenting justices, the court may have permanently damaged its credibility as a nonpartisan institution...
...decision Tuesday night, the Supreme Court has been the target of criticism from pundits and politicians alike. In particular, many have said that the narrow margin by which the court ruled in favor of Texas Gov. George W. Bush will damage its credibility as an unbiased arbiter and nonpartisan enforcer of the law. One of the strongest statements of this feeling came from a surprising source: the Supreme Court itself...
...require its action and which, by any understanding of judicial restraint, could have been left to the other electoral safeguards available. If, as Scalia hinted, the court decides this case in Bush's favor on a 5-4 vote, the reputation of the court as a rational, nonpartisan voice above the fray will have been destroyed. It is ironic that the five justices in favor of the stay are traditional supporters of judicial restraint and have reversed their opinion in a dramatic and partisan moment. Already there is talk among Democratic Senators that the court will "pay" for such...
...zealous protesters have occupied street corners since Nov. 8, and their signs have been getting progressively craftier and goofier. By last Friday, rabble rousers even besieged the front porch of the U.S. Supreme Court. Of course, there is the occasional misspelling, e.g., WINNERS NOT WINERS. And in our strictly nonpartisan view, Republicans seem to be winning the poster...
...undecided voter, I relied on your magazine to help me make my final decision. Your impartial, nonpartisan depictions of George W. Bush and Al Gore echoed my frustrations with the candidates [CAMPAIGN 2000, Nov. 6]. Thanks for the overview of the relevant issues and how they would impact voters. Like many other Americans, I was fed up with the negative advertising and meaningless character attacks that are so prevalent. This was the first time that I cast my vote in a presidential election, but the frustration caused by the decision-making process made me feel the experience was less than...