What if Justice was not blind?
Traditionally, American justice has been based upon the principle that all people should be treated equally under the law. That’s why we depict the figure of Justice wearing a blindfold. Justice does not look at the individuals involved in a case. Justice considers the principles, the ideals of law and liberty that have served as the foundation of American democracy. What if Justice was not blind? America may be about to find out the consequences of unequal justice under the law. With Sandra Day O’Connor’s resignation from the Supreme Court, the Republican radicals who control the government have been given the chance to put an extremist ideologue in her place. The right wing fringe is counting on President Bush and Republicans in the Senate to appoint a judge who believes that only select groups should receive full legal recognition and protection. In their view, women, racial minorities, homosexuals, cultural minorities, and non-religious Americans should be treated as second-class c
