Down from the Hill.

Byline: John Nery

I RECEIVED ABOUT AS MUCH FEEDBACK ON last weeks column about Sen. Joker Arroyos

exclusivist approach to the interpretation of law as I usually do from columns on religious issues or political topics viewed from a religious perspective. One of those comments is on the Letters page today; I hope it gives other readers a sense of the spirited public reaction that came my way. The e-mail from Harley Barrales in New Jersey is representative of all but one of the letters I got. Unlike most of the other letter-senders, however, Harley is a lawyer. Good for him.

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