For Swallow's, Reid's and Johnson's Sake, Bring on Sixth Amendment

  Now would be a good time to implement the Sixth Amendment, for John Swallow's sake, for Harry Reid's sake, for Jeremy Johnson's sake.
   And, for your sake. You're the one, as much as any, who wants to know what's going on.
   With the rest of the nation all aflutter about the Second Amendment, let us stir up some interest also in what is perhaps the most disregarded of all the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. We run roughshod over the Sixth Amendment, and think little of it.
   "The accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial."
   Me, I think we ought to apply those words to not only official court trials, but to legal inquiries. A quick inquiry can serve the accused. How do you think John Swallow feels, seeing he is getting beaten up in the public's eye? Surely, he wants his name cleared, and doesn't want to have to wait months to see it done.
   Same with Harry. Times are hairy for Harry Reid.
   Johnson? I read a story in the Deseret News, I believe, which quoted Mark Shurtleff (who just finished his turn as Utah attorney general) as saying the FTC has been at this for two years without coming up with squat against Johnson. Surely, if prosecutors cannot come up with a solid case in two years, the accused should not be left hanging under the cloud of the accusations.
   "The accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial." Wish those words were as much of a rallying cry as those of the Second Amendment.
   Give us justice long before giving us death. Justice to be just needs to be dealt in a timely fashion.