William Thomas
                  1440 N Street N.W.  Apt. 410          
                      Washington, DC  20005
                         (202) 462-0757
                                          October 8, 1988    


Judge Norma Holloway Johnson
United States District Court
400 John Marshall Place
                         20001

Your Honor:

     For a good number of years I have sincerely believed that a
meaningful system of legal principles, administered with objective
reason, is the essential keystone of civilization.

     Unfortunately, in recent years -- as it has seemed ever more
apparent that administration of legal principle (at least with
regard to"camping" inside this District of the nation) has nearly
deserted objective reason in favor of semantic fantasy -- I have
come ever closer to despair.

     However, the objective reasoning which I believe you displayed 
-- on October 6, 1988 in deciding the matter of USA v. PEACE
DEMONSTRATOR, aka David Sanchez, USDC Cr. No. 88-0239 -- has gone
some way toward renewing my confidence in the basic decency, and
good sence which, I pray, lie within the capacity of every human
being.

     The prophet Isaiah might have suggested that a good judge
could only say:  let us reason together; though your sins are as
scarlet you shall be washed as white as snow.   In this case it
seems quite likely that you have applied that objective principle
well.

     Thank you very much.    In admiration of common sence, I
remain

                                        your friend,


                                        William Thomas