{"id":5709,"date":"2005-07-08T00:08:58","date_gmt":"2005-07-08T00:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/07\/on-the-bishops-letter.html"},"modified":"2005-07-08T00:08:58","modified_gmt":"2005-07-08T00:08:58","slug":"on-the-bishops-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/07\/on-the-bishops-letter.html","title":{"rendered":"On the bishops&#8217; letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bench.nationalreview.com\/archives\/068828.asp\">At the NRO blog &quot;Bench Memo,&quot; Edward Whelan echoes my question. I&#8217;m sure it was totally intentional.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;the letter displays not the slightest understanding that the role of a justice in the American constitutional republic is distinct from that of a legislator. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ramesh Ponnuru also posted a critique at The Corner, but I can&#8217;t find it right now, and it&#8217;s time to retire. Speaking of retirement, every time I get ready to blog something about this Court vacancy, something else happens &#8211; the Presidents asks us to stop picking on his friend Gonzalez, etc..and now rumors of another resignation tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Well, comment and speculate away.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As for me, I&#8217;m back on I-75 for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the NRO blog &quot;Bench Memo,&quot; Edward Whelan echoes my question. 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