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by a plea bargain between the prosecutor and the defense lawyer.
and i said, what kind of a system is that? it is not a perfect
system. system. there are problems. the important thing for us,
i think, is keep working on them. your job is to go participate
and take part. if you do not like it, it convinced the majority
to go your way. if you do not like what is going on, there are
legal aid societies. go into a courtroom. it is a messy system.
it is not terribly efficient. hamilton and the others hoped it
would be a kind of guarantee for certain basic liberties. i
believe in that or would not spend so much time added. -- or i
would not spend so much time at it. yes? >> thank you. i write
the mitchell report. as i was listening to the beginning of this
conversation, i was reminded of a wonderful conversation that
took place probably 30 years ago between bill moyers and a
former justice talking about the constitution. this question
goes to what is a