| LEO: | Good morning, Mr. President. |
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| BARTLET: | "Grace is but glory begun and glory is but grace perfected." I made my Bible selection. |
| LEO: | Listen to this, please. The Supreme Court is striking down the use of prior offenses as a factor in Stiles v. Rhode Island. The Chief Justice writes a concurring opinion: |
| "Guilty or not guilty, past convictions frustrate the judge who wonders should your fate abate." | |
| BARTLET: | It's awkwardly worded. |
| LEO: | No, it's not. it's 22 syllables. |
| BARTLET: | Oh, God. |
| LEO: | Two, four, six, eight. Two. And it's suppose to sound like this: "Guilty, or not guilty, past convictions frustrate, the judge who wonders should your fate, abate." It's a cinquain. |
| BARTLET: | A what? |
| LEO: | Cinquain. |
| BARTLET: | How do you know? |
| LEO: | I know things. And I'm worried about the Chief Justice. |
leo fuckin' mcgarry
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"Leo runs the show."
-President Bartlet
"Leo runs the show."
-President Bartlet
