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Re:How the DEA took a young man’s life savings without charg... by falcolas on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @09:25AM (#9538682)
Speedy public trials, in this day and age, can take a year or more from the time of conviction.

That's a long time to spend in jail - a location where you have no real freedoms.

Re:How the DEA took a young man’s life savings without charg... by wahsd on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @10:00AM (#9538949)
That's the worst part of it, this process of flagrant violation of the Constitution. In essence, the government has become a treasonous organization in direct violation and contradiction to the Constitution.

If the original authors could define a speedy trial in terms of days and a couple weeks, there is no rational justification for why in this day and age a speedy trial can't be a matter of minutes or hours, or at worst days.

The most dangerous enemy is the one within and the traitor in your midst.

Re:How the DEA took a young man’s life savings without charg... by tracker1 on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @03:29PM (#9541373)
Are minutes/hours/days really enough for a defense counsel? Many times not... the time it takes to get to trial isn't only a matter of the government letting you rot. Not to mention that a given backlog and limited number of judges, the formation of juries, etc.