Title: Ad ignorantium.

Author: Classic She

Rating: Mature

Pairing: President Bartlet/Justice Lang

Spoilers: The Supremes

Legalities: Not mine, they tell me things and I scribble it down.

Summary: Ruined.

Author's Notes:

Ad ignorantium \ ad ig-ne-ran-tee-um\ noun: 1. A statement made by a speaker that is true only to the degree of the listener's ignorance.

Heterodox \HET-uh-ruh-docks\ adjective: 1. Contrary to or differing from some acknowledge standard, especially in church doctrine or dogma. 2. Holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines.

You have been accused of many things in your life; some justifiably, most not.

You were acclaimed for your Solomonic act; balancing your appointments to the Supreme Court, celebrated by all as nonpartisan brilliance, of acting for the good of the country.

The honeymoon lasted a week.

A scholarly article appeared in America; your beloved Jesuits questioned your heterodoxy, your adherence to dogma, making an oblique allusion to the abortion. The mainstream press picked it up.

All hell broke lose. Talk radio accused you of committing sin with Justice Lang.

Ad ignorantium.

Your reputation ruined, for want of a dictionary.

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