Radio Smart Talk for Monday, December 5:
Most of us will probably never see the inside of a courtroom. In fact, the closest we come to the witness stand or jury box is on TV or in a movie. Consequently, that's where many have gotten their educations in the legal system.
A real legal proceeding is much different. For one, it's almost never as dramatic. Secondly, much of language one would find in the small print of their credit card statements or mortgages is used when attorneys and judges are in court.
Monday's Radio Smart Talk has a working title of Law 101. there are certain legal terms that are used more often than others, but do we know what they really mean? Joining us will be two law school professors who will define several legal terms and provide examples.
Most of us have come upon legal language that we may not be familiar with. Monday's program is a good opportunity to call in or email to ask that question.
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Their objection on the surface seems to be that the Defense Appropriations Bill contains an amendment that would require the U.S. military to imprison and hold indefinitely without access to legal counsel or appeal anyone anywhere in the world, who is suspected of terrorism-related activities.
However, some observers feel that the objections being raised because the legislation would require the military to create a paper trail for the first time, and these activities could no longer be kept secret.
HOw is it possible for the U.S. Senate to pass such a bill when we supposedly have the right of "due process"? And why would such a measure, which the ACLU says is clearly unconstitutiona l, pass with such a wide margin?
The lawyers who most effectively use that relativism are the ones who "win" in decisions before judge or jury.
Probably the most serious crime we have is murder, the most seriously penalized. . . yet we have sent many of our fellow citizens overseas to murder without declaring "war" ('War': a concept that legalizes murder.)
Even more ridiculous is that if one group of people say it is OK to murder others, those who protest this are said to be "wrong."
Most laws are made by the wealthy, of the wealth, for the wealthy:
"follow the money," as they say.
Jim -- If you can't go to a law library, you may be able to get relatively authoritative legal interpretations from the Internet. Many government agencies, for example, have helpful web pages explaining the laws that they administer.
Mike -- The Senate doesn't have to agree with the ACLU's interpretation of the Constitution. And sometimes the Senate is concerned more with whether something is politically popular than with whether it is constitutional.
Duane -- Every law treats some group of people better than some other group. That inequality is unconstitutiona l only when the government doesn't have a good enough reason.
Ben -- Private employers are not bound at all by the Constitution (except by the ban on slavery). Private employers are regulated by state and federal statutes, but not by the Constitution.
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