"I have followed this man's career for some time. He is a delightful and warm, intelligent person who has great empathy and a wonderful sense of humor. (G.H.W. Bush on Clarence Thomas)

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Pssst.... No-no, you and your fellow lemmings don't get it. A person without empathy would be a sociopath. A judge can have empathy, but it should never, ever affect their rulings.

Any judge who would allow empathy to affect their decision should not be a judge. They should not consider race, income, heritage, class, gender, or any other characteristic. They must only consider the facts of the case and the law.