Some civil liberties

In the age of the PATRIOT act, we seem to be caught in a limbo of civil liberties, granted or rescinded on an individual basis by various judges.

Personally, I think we need to see less of this, and more of this.

There was that excellent case a while ago (which I can’t find, mostly because I don’t remember much about the case, just the ruling) where the judge said something along the lines of:

“Our justice system is not broken. We have arrived at a correct sentence and thwarted an act of terrorism without infringing on any civil liberties, abridging the process of prosecution, or otherwise changing the rules that have safeguarded our society for over 200 years.”

Y’know. Something along those lines.