Enough About the “Terrorist” Lawyers

Along the same lines, quit denouncing lawyers who were representing suspected terrorists. Legal representation is essential to our justice system. There’s no way an alleged terrorist can defend himself otherwise. If they can’t defend themselves are we to believe that our government won’t imprison innocent people? The reason we live in a free society is that we have checks against government power. We make sure (as best we can) that the government is locking up real criminals. Taking this away means reducing freedom in America.

via jeffandcarol.com

Yep. That pretty much sums it up for me and I agree 100%.

His other point, that Eric Holder should not back down on civilian trials, is also 100% correct, so go read and enlighten yourself.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=613651863 Catherine Keene

    My only issue with these lawyers – they CHOSE to represent these guys. These are not some court appointed attorneys. These people are free to represent whomever they please, but I would at least like to know the motives of the person representing these thugs who would like to see our country destroyed, especially if these same attorneys are employees of our federal government. I certainly do not think that is unreasonable.

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com Vinny

    It's not a stretch to say that some lawyers do it to get the fame, but I do think others have a mindset where they're into the idea of justice for everyone. I won't say what motives any of them ascribe to the job, but in the end, someone has to do it and I'm glad someone is doing it. I know enough lawyers that really are moral people (I used to think it was an oxymoron) who would represent these guys in a heartbeat because it's a challenge and at the same time the right thing to do.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=613651863 Catherine Keene

    We just better make for dang certain they are doing it for those very reasons. But as for Holder and any of his crew, I trust them about as far as I can throw a Mack truck.

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com Vinny

    How strong are you? lol

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=613651863 Catherine Keene

    I'm as weak as they come, Vinny. WEAK. I'm a weaky weak weakling.

  • Dave

    The issue was that Holder stonewalled when asked for the names of those lawyers. Groups had been asking what were the names of the nine lawyers that work in the federal attourney's office that had represented suspected terrorists. Holder had released two names after a time and refused to release the other seven names.
    It wasn't until *right* before Liz Cheney was set to appear on O'Reilly and discuss the issue that the other seven names were released.

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com Vinny

    Can I just ask what difference the names make?

  • Dave

    It gives the public an opportunity to look into what those people might have written or said at trial. For example, if one of those lawyers wrote in a statement something like, “America deserves everything this freedom fighter did and has tried to do.” then I'm sure the public would want to know.
    Stonewalling implies you are hiding something.

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com Vinny

    If an attorney said something like that as an opening or closing statement, I'd pat him on the back for giving a vigorous defense to his client.

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: I don't care that they were in private practice, someone had to defend these guys. Their job is to plant a seed in a jury's head and whether or not they believe what they say, isn't really relevant. Lawyers catch a lot of shit for doing shady things, but frankly if I were accused of a terrorist activity, I'd want a lawyer saying anything he could to get me off.

    Incidentally, now that the names are out, we seem to have no dirt on them, so the fishing expedition seems to have failed and the hatred for these lawyers amounts to “they defended terrorists.”

    Oh, you mean like lawyers are supposed to? Oh, ok. Maybe keeping their names a secret wasn't such a bad idea after all.