Jason Epstein
2009-01-24 14:14:20

Ensuring that humans get fair trials is an honorable act. This is his goal. Having secret trials is unamerican. Blame ACLU lawyers or liberals or whatever you wish but a fair trial used to be the hallmark of being American.
The worst of our society are the ones that need protection. Who would question that mother Theresea or some other saint should be afforded a fair trial? No one. But the hated, the underdog is where the underdog must be vigilantly protected not because of any affection for him but for loyalty to our system of laws. If they waiver in accordance with whos on trial then they are not laws at all but merely subterfuge and window dressing to executing or incarcerating humans.