Puzzles me that many people who think that Elian didn't have 'enough' due process (he did) kick and scream about the due process of appeals in DP cases....
First, how many "illegal aliens" do you know who had such a FAST turnaround time (without a full hearing) once they got ashore?
The "lawyering up" did him a lot of good, didn't it? Since I've never heard ANY claim that the folks in that house were armed, would you care to explain the excessive use of force in getting him out? Puzzles me how many people don't seem to care what was done that night. And as I recollect, the appeals process was short circuited by the snatch and grab.
Make the USA a better country for us all, why doncha?