I think the best I could do to help you, Mr. Comartin, and the other members of the committee is to refer you to the commission report itself. This was something that became the subject of submissions before the commission. The commission, I think very correctly, indicated that it is not part of their role—and we would suggest to you it shouldn't become part of your role—to look at the consequences that follow by reason of the fact that other decisions have been made to link salaries to judges' salaries. The point we should be considering, at this point of time in the constitutional imperative, is setting judicial salaries in accordance with the process that's been prescribed by the Supreme Court.
On October 25th, 2006. See this statement in context.