编者按:作为一县“父母官”的县长在“民告官”时出庭应诉,在目前的中国还很罕见。而刘嘉水不仅出了庭,还认为很自然:“政府首长作为法定代表人出庭应诉,既是责任,也是义务。”这说明,他是一位法律意识很强的领导干部,“法律面前人人平等”的观念在他心里扎下了根,依法行政也因此在罗源的工作中扎下了根。面对加入WTO后的新形势,依法行政的重要性日益凸显。那些在法律面前总忘不了自己是“某某长”的“官”们,那些总不知道如何依法行政的“官”们,请看看刘嘉水,学学刘嘉水。 Editor’s note: The county magistrate, a county “parent-officer”, appeared in court when he was suing the public and was rare in China at this time. Liu Jia Shui not only appeared in court, but also considered it natural: “It is both a responsibility and an obligation that the head of government should appear before court as a legal representative.” This shows that he is a leading cadre with strong legal awareness and that “all persons before the law Equality ”concept in his heart took root, according to the administration of law and therefore Luoyuan’s work has taken root. In the face of the new situation after the accession to the WTO, the importance of administering the country according to law has become increasingly prominent. Those who are always “law-abiding” officials before the law can not forget those “officials” who do not always know how to administer their affairs according to law. Please take a look at Liu Jia-shui and Liu Jia-shui.