Bad Law

This article makes a compelling case against trying terrorism suspects in federal court - the resulting bad law that will be made in the process.

Given the fact that we're not willing to try all of the "war on terror" detainees in Federal Court - out of fear that some of them might be acquitted - and given the fact we're not going to release any of these men if their "trials" miraculously result in acquittal, the trials are nothing but show trials. That's reason enough not to have them.

We shouldn't lie to ourselves about our commitment the fundamental principles of Western jurisprudence. Providing full precedural protections only to suspects that we know we can convict, and refusing to provide any process to those we think are dangerous but can't convict - because we have no evidence against them or because we tortured them - is about as contrary to the fundamental principles of Western jurisprudence as we can get. Let's face up to that. Trials with preordained outcomes are not trials. Their delusions.

But to make bad law on top of that. Please!

When are we going to wake up?

Joe H.