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<DIV>In a message dated 09/01/04 10:40:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mjayceeaWORLDNET.ATT.NET writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>.....your comments, sir, are not in context, (pro and cons of Clarence Thomas has no bearing on the Camino!) they are inappropriate on this list and a crude attempt to turn US politics into a topic of discussion on a list where the common bond is the Camino de Santiago. Please, there are forums for politics where your political thoughts would be welcomed, but this forum is only diminshed by your distraction.</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT></FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>I had a feeling that I would get something like this in response. The context was: complaints about US entry/visa policy being unduly harsh. My point was that the current administration's policies as determined by John Ashcroft and others are totally overreaching and too restrictive. </DIV>
<DIV>Now to address what bothers you: Ultra-conservative Supreme Court Appointees like Clarence Thomas (Scalia, Rehnquist and others who may be appointed by George W.) are likely to interpret the law in their favor. More centrist presidents, even liberals like Kerry, would more likely appoint less doctrinaire judges thereby preventing unfair US immigration and visa policies. Get it?</DIV>
<DIV>Howard Mendes, NYC</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>