Mitch McConnell Drafts Casey Anthony Into the War on Terror

I am not even sure where to begin with this. American is great because she believes in the presumption of innocence. When given the right evidence, presented the right way, innocent people are set free and guilty people are locked up.

And you thought we could finally put the Casey Anthony case behind us. We should be so lucky. The recent acquittal in a Florida state court of the young mother charged with suffocating her 2-year-old daughter is now the latest political tool in the right wing arsenal against the 222-year-old United States federal court system -- and the latest weapon in some GOP lawmakers' fight to expand the "war on terror."

According to Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Anthony verdict, although handed down in state, not federal court, is precisely why the United States should no longer be allowed to bring suspected terrorists to trial in its civilian federal courts: because juries cannot be trusted to convict in all cases.

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