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

[Dave Dittrich]

Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu wrote:
> 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....

Kind of reminds me of the Princess Bride.

"You keep saying 'civil liberties.' I don't think that means
what you think it means."

:)

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