Friday, June 20, 2008

Supreme Court Strips Constitutional Right

A small one, but the destruction has started.

And just how does a sick legal system defend itself, hmmmm?


"Supreme Court limits right to self-counsel for mentally ill"

"WASHINGTON - Mentally ill criminal defendants don't have the same constitutional rights as everyone else, the Supreme Court said yesterday in carving out an exception to the right to represent yourself.

The justices said that a mentally ill defendant can be judged competent to stand trial, yet incapable of acting as his own lawyer. The 7-2 decision said states can give a trial judge discretion to force someone to accept an attorney to represent him if the judge is concerned that the trial could turn into a farce....

The AmeriKan legal system already is!!!!

The court has previously declared that self-representation is a constitutional right....

One down!!!!