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Quote of the Day: On 911 Terrorists Being Tried In NYC
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Dick Polman, who in a post that needs to be read in full contrasts what some Republicans used to say about trying terrorists in federal court before a Democrat was in the White House. Here’s a small part of it:
But never mind the ample track record of civilian-court prosecutions, and never mind whatever Giuliani said in the past. The real problem is his current argument (shared by the usual anti-Obama suspects), which suggests that the U.S. courts are not strong enough to handle these new prosecutions, and that the trial will become propaganda grist for the bad guys. (Over the weekend, this argument was seconded by that renowned genius of jurisprudence, Sarah Palin, who wrote on Facebook that Obama’s “atrocious decision” will give Mohammed “the opportunity to spew his hateful rhetoric.”)
In response, I simply ask: Why do these people have so little apparent faith in the American system of justice and the Constitution itself?
Of course such a trial will give Mohammed the opportunity to spew, but the terrorists are spewing all the time, in statements and video messages; they hardly need the excuse of a court trial to spew anew. Why are Giuliani and the other critics running scared? How come they have so little optimism that the American message would trump the terrorist message in the global marketplace of ideas? Shouldn’t they be eager to display our freedoms to the world, to advertise judicial fair play and the fundamental constitutional values that have made us great?
It was Ronald Reagan, after all, who believed that we couldn’t lose in any open contest of ideologies. It was the George W. Bush administration that prosecuted the alleged 20th 9/11 hijacker in a federal civilian court, prompting Giuliani to say of the proceedings,”I was in awe of our system.” Shouldn’t we all feel just as patriotic today?
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4 Responses to “Quote of the Day: On 911 Terrorists Being Tried In NYC”
[...] Our political Quote of the Day comes from Dick Polman, who in a post that needs to be read in full contrasts what some Republicans used to say about trying terrorists in federal court before a Democrat was in the White House. Here’s a small part of it: …Read Original Story: Quote of the Day: On 911 Terrorists Being Tried In NYC – The Moderate Voi… [...]
I didn't know that NY's Gov. Patterson was one of “the usual anti-Obama suspects.”
After I filtered out the trite rhetorical flourishes and the spurious reasoning, this entire post disappeared in a small burst of methane gas.
Denying the large group of “usual Obama suspects” we find one who might be called unusual, though he was somewhat peeved at Obama's suggestion that he step down so if not unusual, not unexpected.
Yes let our constitution see the light of day……………
As for the gas………..some kind of alchemical process where the truth is broken down and reconstructed is some tragic, even smelly form…………..yes the stench is spreading
“Why are Giuliani and the other critics running scared? How come they have so little optimism that the American message would trump the terrorist message in the global marketplace of ideas?”
they're not running scared, nor do they have any doubt about the American message or the effectiveness of our courts.
This is just another political opportunity for them to score points while bashing Obama. It's just a diversionary tactic to bring people's focus from what Obama is trying to accomplish. If Obama is successful at trying the prisoners in the US court system (and he will be), then it's an achievement for Obama.
Unfortunately these naysayers, as we've seen over the past few months, don't want what's best for America. They just want power for themselves, or at least to remain “relevant”. Because they are “out of power” at least while a Dem is in the WH, they can only remain relevant by attacking Obama, the natural default target for the GOP.