Posted by
Mike on Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:40:31 PM
http://westernperspective.blogspot.com/
Back in the days of the Reagan Revolution, there used to be an inside
joke among the intellectual elite of Los Angeles mostly comprised of
ex-drunks, that if you want "fair", go to Pomona, which is in reference
to an annual event held every year on the far east side of the County.
Regardless of the saying's dubious origin, there is a lot of wisdom and
truth in that statement.
Today in America, the Affirmative
Action Kid Barry H. Obama has appointed the Affirmative Action poster
baby Sonia Sotomayor to a position on the US Supreme Court.
America
has legalized abortion and affirmative action basically as a way to
keep the Rockefeller and Bush dynasties and their greedy elite ilk in
power. A couple of centuries ago, many had to endure the indignities of
slavery for the same reason. This is also the reason for a barrage of
dumbed down, coarse and degrading jokes on our broadcast networks. As
unjust as it may be, we don't get "fair" in this life except once a
year in places sponsored by the 4H clubs of America.
The law is
never as clear cut as some would expect. There are those particularly
in the media who find it incredible that two different judges would
reach different conclusions, both following the same laws, because of
racial or ethnic differences. These are the utopioans who think that
legal problems are the same as mathematical equations in which there is
only one right answer. Sadly for them, life is not so simple. If that
were the case, there would be no need for judges. Everything could be
done by computer.
Then there are those, usually among minorities
and others who have chosen to live on the outskirts of civil society,
who are obsessed with predictability in legal decisions. Included here
are the lawyers and judges who uphold precedent above common sense.
They want to know in advance what the outcome will be so that they
can work the system by exploiting the inevitable crises having no
loyalty to anyone but themselves.
The Christian ideal is to
accept government in whatever imperfect form it may take, and work to
bring about justice. We never arrive at this goal however in this
world.