Politicians and judges

IT was with dismay that I heard of another politician involved in making an inappropriate intervention in the judicial process.

Politicians and judges
Thu, 24 Apr, 2008 - 01:00
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Legislators, please legislate and let the judiciary pass judgement.

Kevin Curran

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