A "two-tiered justice system"

I'd like to see officials treated as the rest of the population are treated, but this is Humanity we are talking about here. It will never happen.

Aside from the intrinsic dangers and injustices of arguing for immunity for high-level government officials who commit felonies (such as illegal eavesdropping, obstruction of justice, torture and other war crimes), it's the total selectivity of the rationale underlying that case which makes it so corrupt. Defenders of Bush officials sing in unison: We shouldn't get caught up in the past. We shouldn't be driven by vengeance and retribution. We shouldn't punish people whose motives in committing crimes weren't really that bad.

Again, I'd like to see an ordinary citizen try that in court...

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