"Judges, therefore, should always be men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent upon any man, or body of men." John Adams
"That President Obama has made 'empathy' with certain groups one of his criteria for choosing a Supreme Court nominee is a dangerous sign of how much further the Supreme Court nominee may be pushed away from the rule of law and toward even more arbitrary judicial edicts to advance the agenda of the left and set it in legal concrete, immune from the democratic process. would you want to go to court to appear before a judge with 'empathy' for groups A, B and C, if you were a member of groups X, Y or Z? Nothing could be further from the Rule Of Law. - Hoover Institution economist Thomas Sowell.
"There is a reason that Lady Justice wears a blindfold. Justice is supposed to be blind to the race, gender, finances, policitcs - and every other 'empathy'-eliciting - characteristic of those who seek it in good faith" - columnist Carol Platt
