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If Susan Castillo isn't going to use the powers of the office to any greater effect than she has thus far, perhaps the students and state of Oregon would be better served if anyone else "borrowed" them for a time.

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Just law ought to respect wide variation in the exercise of conscience whether based in religious belief or not, but not when that exercise of conscience results directly in harm to innocents. The duty that justice imposes on all of us is to not thwart others in their pursuit of good lives. Toward children, owing to their special dependency status, a positve duty to act benevolently attends. "Reasonable person" standards apply.

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