Due Process Should not Justify Long Process

   Due process should not justify long process. And, for a scandal to be covered by the press is not wrong. Those two points are underscored in the Sixth Amendment, which suggests "a speedy and public trial."
   This is my thought upon hearing Utah Attorney General John Swallow asking for patience with the due process as the case against him is investigated. "I still believe we should put our faith in fairness, facts and evidence rather than allegations, rumors and speculation shared through the media,” Swallow says, in the Fox 13 story linked below.
   I believe the spirit of the Sixth Amendment suggests that rather than waiting for a long investigation, the investigation should be timely, and rather than supposing what the press has reported is rumor, we should hail the right that these things are played out in public. After all, there would be no federal investigation had not the press reported the situation in the first place.

http://fox13now.com/2013/06/11/utah-governor-says-he-would-fire-ag-john-swallow/