Gotta Stand with President Obama on this one:

[bvar22]

President Obama's statement on the failure of the Senate to confirm Debo Abegbile:
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(This is)... "a travesty based on wildly unfair character attacks on a good and qualified public servant. Adegbile's qualifications are impeccable.

The fact that his nomination was defeated solely based on his representation of a defendant runs contrary to our fundamental principle of our Justice System...."
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Good Job, Mr. President

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6th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.


In his show tonight on MSNBC,
Chris Hayes pointed out that (soon to be President) John Adams defend the British Soldiers
who fired on unarmed colonists at the Boston Massacre,
because EVERYONE is guaranteed to a "speedy and public trial",
and to have "the Assistance of Counsel for his defense."


Once More,
Kudos to The President!

[Tx4obama]

1. President Obama's FULL statement, below

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 05, 2014

Statement from the President on the Senate’s Failure to Confirm Debo Adegbile

The Senate’s failure to confirm Debo Adegbile to lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice is a travesty based on wildly unfair character attacks against a good and qualified public servant. Mr. Adegbile’s qualifications are impeccable. He represents the best of the legal profession, with wide-ranging experience, and the deep respect of those with whom he has worked. His unwavering dedication to protecting every American’s civil and Constitutional rights under the law – including voting rights – could not be more important right now. And Mr. Adegbile’s personal story – rising from adversity to become someone who President Bush’s Solicitor General referred to as one of the nation’s most capable litigators – is a story that proves what America has been and can be for people who work hard and play by the rules. As a lawyer, Mr. Adegbile has played by the rules. And now, Washington politics have used the rules against him. The fact that his nomination was defeated solely based on his legal representation of a defendant runs contrary to a fundamental principle of our system of justice – and those who voted against his nomination denied the American people an outstanding public servant.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/05/statement-president-senate-s-failure-confirm-debo-adegbile

[elleng]

2. Yes. Thanks. Just posted this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024613587

[awoke_in_2003]

3. Agreed...

everyone is allowed a defense- even the guilty people. K&R

[Logical]

4. I 100% agree! Defense lawyers are important! nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Considering how many Republicans stood in a row defending mass murder in Iraq.

[merrily]

6. The President is correct. Right to counsel is in our Constitution, for good reason.

Smearing lawyers' reputations and and punishing them for representing this accused or that one is a "good" way of long term undermining that provision of our Constitution, even though you took an oath to support it.

Most Senators are lawyers and therefore understand fully and very well the concepts of the prior two sentences.

[Isoldeblue]

7. It was shocking to see a

positive post about Obama in the Home page, Trending section!

Usually it's the ones ridiculing one thing or another that make it there. Way to go, bvar22!

[dionysus]

8. good post, we don't agree often.

[dionysus]

9. thanks mumia..

[spanone]

10. many of these bastards are lawyers who have done exactly as mr abegbile

[CK_John]

11. I hope Obama reappoints and make the Senate to confirm Debo Abegbile again.

[OnyxCollie]

12. EVERYONE is guaranteed to a "speedy and public trial"

Somebody better tell Atty Gen. Eric "Sleepy" Holder about this before the next Terror Tuesday kill list is made; it might include US citizens!

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Northwestern University School of Law
http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/ag/speeches/2012/ag-speech-1203051.html

Some have argued that the President is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action against a United States citizen who is a senior operational leader of al Qaeda or associated forces. This is simply not accurate. “Due process” and “judicial process” are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

[SunSeeker]

13. K & R

[Isoldeblue]

14. Kick n/m

[JDPriestly]

15. K&R a thousand times. I smell racism. Stinks in the Senate.

[WillyT]

16. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[JoeyT]

17. K&R n/t

[rhett o rick]

18. I absolutely agree with the OP and the president. The Democrats that voted with the Repubs

should be held accountable. They voted along side the Republicans. I hope the DNC or DSCC doesnt fund their reelections.

[raven mad]

19. Do you really believe these folks, who voted no, have actually read the Constitution?

Or subscribe to any moral or ethical code, period?