Letters to the Editor
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‘Gag on 2nd Amendment Is City’s Aim in Guns Suit’
Wow, so Mayor Bloomberg doesn’t want the Second Amendment to be brought up during the Second Amendment gun trials in federal court in New York regarding out-of-state dealers selling federally licensed firearms [New York, “Gag on 2nd Amendment Is City’s Aim in Guns Suit,” May 9, 2008].
Kind of reminds me of John Peter Zenger who was not to bring up the truth during his trial for libel in New York.
Some things never change.
DONALD SCHWARZ
Stoughton, Mass.
‘Lawyers Against Merit’
I applaud the stance taken in The New York Sun [Editorial, “Lawyers Against Merit,” May 8, 2008].
Kathryn Grant Madigan and Barry Kamins, president of the New York State Bar Association and president the New York City Bar Association, respectively, argue from a vested interest point of view.
They weakly use popularity of decisions to support their claim that hundreds of judges have been honored for their excellent, impartial decisions.
Thousands, however, are politically oriented in their “decisions” and absolutely do not deserve merit pay raises — consider the judge who gave millions to the woman who spilled hot coffee on her lap, and numerous like awards by other judges.
PAUL HORN
Ocean Grove, N.J.
