[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                             BLIND JUSTICE?

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday a judicial oversight council 
ordered an investigation be conducted into the special assignment of 
criminal cases involving the friends of President Clinton to favorable 
judges appointed by President Clinton.
  Yes, indeed, these were ``special'' cases. So special, in fact, that 
the assignment of these cases intentionally bypassed the computer 
system which normally and randomly assigns criminal cases of all other 
accused individuals; well, all other accused individuals that are not 
the personal friends or associates of the President it seems.
  Our judicial system must maintain complete impartiality, no matter 
``who you know'' in politics. Whether the judicial system was abused to 
grant preferential treatment to presidential allies, that will be 
determined. However, we need to remain vigilant over our justice system 
to ensure that our laws are applied equally to everyone.
  Justice is supposed to be blind. That includes being blind to who 
your friends are too.

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