First, how I got on his email list I haven't a clue and that is disturbing enough. However the email shows Erick to be the coward I always thought him to be. Join me below the fold to read how he is all worried about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed coming to NYC for trail.
Today Barack Obama is going to announce that the terrorist mastermind of September 11th, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be sent to New York City for a criminal trial in a civilian court.
In that trial, the terrorist will get all the rights afforded an American citizen in a criminal trial, including the right to a fair trial, the right to a taxpayer funded attorney, the right to review all the evidence against him, potentially including classified intelligence matters, the right to exclude evidence against him including, potentially, any confession obtained through enhanced interrogation techniques, etc.
At best, this will be a show trial fit not for the American Republic, but a third world kleptocratic totalitarian regime. At worse, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will gain access to classified material he can then leak to other terrorists while New York yet again becomes a target for terrorists. We have already had occasions in this country where terrorists' sympathetic lawyers have conveyed information, orders, and plans to other terrorists.
You can find more details here. [caution this link takes you to Red State]
Call your Congressman and Senator right now. Tell them they should use every tool at their disposal to block this. The number to call is 202-224-3121.
Sincerely yours,
So tough guy Erick is all worried about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed coming to New York and having to face and be tried by the very people his heinous act most affected.
A couple of points Erick your tax dollars are already being used whether he is tried in NY or at Gitmo. He already has a right to a tax payer funded attorney. He is already afforded the right to a fair trial based on the Supreme Court decision on Habeas Corpus.
And show trial? Please not sure what you would call the trials a Gitmo unless just because you don't see them they aren't show trials.
So I have to ask Erick, are you really are just a coward who at the mere mention of the word terrorist you look for a bed to hide under?
However I will do as you ask. I will call my Senators and Congressmen and tell them it's about time this country practiced what it preached about the rule of law.