LeftyAndProud60
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:36 PM
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I had no clue these 9/11 trials were going to be so expensive for NYC |
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With Bloomberg changing his tune, this is going to become even more complicated. What should be done?
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:38 PM
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1. Since he got elected again |
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he thinks he can run for president. He is trying to get the republicans behind him.
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liberal N proud
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:38 PM
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2. This is the United States of America |
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Every person is entitled to due process. Cost is no excuse for denying anyone their day in court.
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:41 PM
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What Bloomberg and other are arguing is not that KSM should be tried in a military court, but that a civilian trial should be held at a military facility or some other location that can be secured without bankrupting us. That seems reasonable.
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:47 PM
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4. We can't secure courthouses for reasonable costs? |
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:49 PM
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6. Everything in NY is expensive. And it's not just securing the court, it's securing around the court. |
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:56 PM
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8. Does NYC not have trials there, then? |
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What's the point of having a courthouse, at all, if they can't secure it?
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:59 PM
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9. It's not your normal trial, and I'm sure some very rich people in NY are complaining about it. NT |
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:48 PM
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5. That's what I understood as well. He seems to want it out of NYC. I agree. |
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Thu Jan-28-10 07:51 PM
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7. A lady on hardball suggested having the trial on a military base, but presided over by a civilian. |
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Edited on Thu Jan-28-10 07:56 PM by ChimpersMcSmirkers
Seems like a reasonable idea.
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Thu Jan-28-10 08:53 PM
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12. Aren't there some military bases that have been abandoned? |
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Thu Jan-28-10 08:02 PM
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10. Move the trial to a military base. |
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We have plenty of them and most of them have court facilities.
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Thu Jan-28-10 08:05 PM
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11. To be honest, I can see why Bloomberg wants it moved |
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Initially, my reaction was that this was just hysterics, but since reading more on it, it's become clear that the security levels the feds are requiring (excessive, IMO) are going to wreak absolute havoc in Lower Manhattan. They're talking about flooding 2000 security personnel into the area and securing a vast quadrant with barriers, etc. And that's not even discussing the expense.
As I said, it seems really excessive. But so long as the Feds insist on that level of security, then maybe it does make sense to move the trial to another location.
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Thu Jan-28-10 09:49 PM
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13. Yes, it does and thanks for your |
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