Editorials
Premature judgment
State lawmakers are jumping the gun by beginning an impeachment inquiry against two area judges before the normal discipline process is completed.
A Nobel peace partner
One special asset in the battle against global terrorism is only blocks away from the ruins in New York. We speak, of course, of the United Nations. Along with its diplomatic, economic and legal frameworks for bringing terrorists and their state-sponsors to justice, the world body also is equipped to address the humanitarian and social needs that push anti-Westernism to the extreme. Friday's announcement that the United Nations and its secretary-general, Kofi Annan, have won the Nobel Peace Prize underscores the organization's role as an important partner in the Bush administration's war against global terror.
Let's ease up on term limits
The last time Florida had a budget deficit crisis wasn't so long ago, merely 10 years, yet only 15 legislators remain in Tallahassee of the 160 who had to cope with it. With 13 of them being senators, that leaves only two in the House who can apply the benefit of personal experience to the present difficulty. The reason for this brain drain, and for the House's leadership vacuum, is the eight-year term-limit initiative that Florida voters approved in 1992 in the misguided belief that it would improve government.
Letters
Airline relief didn't answer safety concerns
The morning after the attack on America, when the nation's airline lawyers lined up, looking for relief from disaster damages and the threat of bankruptcy, Congress responded. Days later, $5-billion without strings and $10-billion in guaranteed loans were awarded to get the American public flying again.
