Also: Biggest risk of prosecuting terrorists in civilian courts is not too much fairness to terrorists, but too little fairness for everyone else: erosion of rights due to courts setting bad precedents on horrible facts (e.g., the facts of 9/11). Best argument against KSM prosecution is a civil libertarian one, not a chest-pounding anti-terror one.
I agree completely! I just don’t understand how people (and even the news) can be so completely blind to anything further away than the next election.
But . . . but . . . there’s a TERRORIST!!! On AMERICAN SOIL!!!! He’ll infect us with his terrorist cooties!!!! Those are the worst kind!! No need for rational arguments, this is BAD BAD BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I blame it on gay marriage.
There is also a monster under the bed. And while we are at it the Demon for Paranormal Activity is real and on the prowl for a new host… WTF people…
Joe Lieberman is a racist. And a birther.