Reply #5: Next time someone should ask her where the phrase...

[SDuderstadt]

"fair trial" appears in the Constitution, then remind her that, despite the absence of of an explicit reference to a "fair trial", we are guaranteed one nonetheless by virtue of other provisions explicitly guaranteeing compulsory process, the 5th amendment, the right to a speedy trial, the right to counsel, the right to a jury of our peers, the right to confront the witnesses against us, the right to know the charges against us, the fact the state bears the burden of proof in criminal cases, the "void for vagueness" rule and the prohibition of ex post facto laws.

She should be asked if she believes there is no right to a fair trial since it does appear explicitly in the Constitution.