But, he said, it has to be administered fairly, with attention to DNA evidence.

At the same time he must persuade people across Russia that the system is being administered fairly.

"I have every confidence that the gubernatorial recall election scheduled for Oct. 7, 2003, can and will be administered fairly and effectively."

Under the profile is a Kennedy quotation: "The courts must be administered fairly in the interests of justice."

"We are also showing 40 to 50 percent saying the death penalty is not administered fairly," he said.

"Serious questions are being raised about whether the death penalty is being fairly administered in this country," Justice O'Connor said.

"We believe the reporting deadlines were fairly administered and properly announced, and everybody was aware of them."

They cautioned, though, that rules should not exist for their own sake and must be administered fairly; children, they said, should help design the regimen.

"My own conclusion is I just don't see how this can be fairly administered."

I said I did if administered fairly and justly.