[Recovering_Democrat]

Yeah, and what a mistake that was. The Rosenbergs, traitors in the extreme, have been made into huge heroes of the left...by the virtue of them having been put through a public spectacle of a trial.

There is a difference, too, between the Rosenbergs and Padilla: Padilla was planning an exact attack, the Rosenbergs were peddling information.

[lugsoul]

Hmmm. Maybe you are right. When the accusations of the Federal government automatically become fact, what is the point in even having a justice system?

[ellery]

I understand your point, but what's the alternative? How do you propose we should determine the guilt or innocence of American citizens caught here in the US and accused of planning terrorism?