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Charter for Compassion

February 12, 2010February 17, 2010 John charter, compassion, equity, justice, Respect

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.

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Alito Faces Questions from the Senate

November 10, 2005November 10, 2005 John alito, conflict of interest, corrupt, Corruption, court, ethical, ethics, justice, justices, questions, republican, republicans, supreme court

This guy fits right in with the current crop of Republicans. During his 1990 nomination as an appeals court judge, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito promised to recuse himself, to avoid potential conflicts of interest, in cases “involving Vanguard, in which he owned mutual fund shares; Smith Barney, his brokerage firm; First Federal Savings & Loan of Rochester, N.Y., which held his home mortgage; and his sister’s law firm.”

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The John Roberts’ Hearings

September 16, 2005September 16, 2005 John confirmation, Congress, john roberts, judge, justice, supreme court, testimony

Well, I was prepared to give Roberts the benefit of the doubt, but his self-serving attitude about answering questions during his confirmation hearing make me issue a solid “thumbs down”.