The Bhopal victims and their survivors may benefit most by eliminating what could have been a lengthy, complex trial and appeal procedures that could have taken another 5 to 10 more years. It will take Solomonic judgment to apportion the $470 million fairly among the injured and the families of the dead. But most of the victims desperately need money. The sooner it can be distributed, the more it will help.
- Bhopal: Some Relief From A Settlement, Chicago Tribune, February 18, 1989.
2. During NBC’s noon et hour special coverage of the ObamaCare Supreme Court ruling, Nightly News anchor Brian Williams declared that Chief Justice John Roberts sided with liberals on the Court in upholding the unpopular law in order “to be on the side of history.” Legal analyst Savannah Guthrie praised Roberts for having the wisdom of King Solomon: “I guess you’d call it a Solomonic decision.”
During special coverage on ABC, correspondent Terry Moran touted the ruling as “a clever piece of lawyering by the Chief Justice,” explaining: “...the government can tax you if you don’t buy insurance, it can’t order you to buy insurance.” World News anchor Diane Sawyer chimed in: “So you pay the fine if you, in essence, don’t pay that tax.” Moran laughably replied: “You still have a choice.”
Speaking to Williams on NBC, Meet the Press host David Gregory confirmed the “historic” description of the decision: “...re-examining the legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts. I’ve spoken to conservatives today, Supreme Court lawyers, who say there will be a prevailing view that he got intimidated by the Left, that he wanted to be on the right side of history, as you suggested before.”
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