[Nora]

If by some miscarriage of gun control, Bin Laden were to stand trial in the United States, it would be the highest form of patriotism to defend him. OBL has plenty of money to hire whomever he wishes, so not to worry about tax dollars enriching lawyers.

We are a nation of laws and of a government with limited powers. The role of the criminal defense lawyer is to make sure that the government never oversteps the Constitutional limits of its power. While I have no desire to see OBL taken alive, if he were put on trial in a criminal court here, the government would not be entitled to arrogate to itself additional power just because we "know" he is evil. To stand up to the enormous public displeasure (which is being previewed here) in order to assure that we remain a nation of laws is indeed patriotism and the highest defense of the Constitutional limits on the government.

[Neets]

Hey toots...here is something to get your blood flowing this morning ;-)

[thucydides]

Even unsavory defendants should be represented, but to suggest doing so is a high form of patriotism is silly. It is simply an extremely distasteful task. Making things worse is the fact the publicity potential would attract the kind of lawyer that has already made a mockery of our legal system, and made me ashamed to admit that I am a lawyer without immediately qualifying the fact. For trial lawyers who are increasingly seen as opportunistic social parasites to lecture the rest of us on what is proper constitutional procedure is laughable.

[Iron Eagle]

You are correct!