Andy and Opie Could Teach Alberto Gonzales About Due Process of Law
Posted on January 25, 2007
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Andrew Sullivan posted this on his blog, and anyone can see it there or at the source on You Tube. It was important enough to bear repeating here. It is so elementary and of course this great sitcom / drama will resonate with people of all stripes.
Watch the video. Summarized, Sheriff Andy Taylor and son Opie, played by Andy Griffith and Ron Howard, have a dialog about an illegal surveillance tape made by Opie. Opie has illegally captured the conversation of a detainee and his lawyer in the Mayberry jail and is excited to share it with Andy the Sheriff. Andy explains to his son the meaning of due process, describing the private relationship between attorney and client as “sacred.”
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I couldn’t agree more!! This is a very important clip and I think it is the first time people have written sensable comments on the original posting on youtube. I also have this video up on www.gotuit.com
I think its amazing. When I was a kid, People would go on about how awful T.V. was, but this clip was wonderful. Contrast this to that ABC tripe about 911.
I love it.