Re: [privacy] U.S. 'State Secrets' Case May Get Airing

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:18:46 CDT, Dennis Henderson said:

> Maybe the ACLU should change their name to STCLU Suspected terrorists Civil
> Liberties Union
>
> They certainly aren't working for Americans much these days.

That's because the ACLU understands the concept of "slippery slope" better than
the people who's rights they are defending.

OK, let's say you've decided that "suspected terrorists" don't have the same
civil rights as others - what about the innocent ones?  Don't all of them have
their right to a fair trial and so forth?  And if terrorists don't qualify, what
*other* classes of unpopular criminals don't deserve a fair trial? Child
pornographers?  Doctors that perform abortions? Tax cheats?  and so on....

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