Palin on Justice

[beamjockey]

I heard Governor Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention last night.

At one point, she listed contrasts between Senator McCain and "our opponent."

Victory in Iraq is finally in sight ... he wants to forfeit.

Terrorist states are seeking nuclear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions.

And then she said:

Al-Qaida terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's worried that someone won't read them their rights.

This was met with cheers from the assembled Republicans.

I was disturbed.

Is Gov. Palin opposed to reading criminals their rights? Is McCain?

Comments

[kevinnickerson.livejournal.com]

One of the things that has disturbed me for years is that the GOP line runs far too close to the idea that if you're accused, you must be guilty. It's a close cousin to "if you're innnocent, you have nothing to hide", and a near twin to the way they say "Card Carrying Member of The ACLU" as if there was something wrong about defending the Constitution.