Bill Lann Lee
* Bill Lann Lee should be confirmed as assistant attorney general for civil rights (March 6). While we at the Anti-Defamation League differ with many of his positions on racial preferences, we respect his prior work with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, his credentials as an attorney and his qualification for this position.
His responsibilities at the Justice Department extend far beyond the issue of affirmative action. He has asked for a 19% increase in the Department of Justice budget to prosecute hate-crime perpetrators as well as to pursue enforcement of other civil rights violations.
Lee is a coalition builder who understands the political sensitivities of his new position and meets the challenges ably and effectively.
SUE STENGEL
Western States Counsel
ADL, Los Angeles
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