By Leonard Goodman

March 12 2010

There has been a growing outcry over demands from conservative groups like KeepAmericaSafe.com and from Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, for the names of all lawyers working for the Obama administration who “once represented or advocated on behalf of . . . terrorist detainees.” Many conservatives have spoken against these attacks as contrary to the American legal principle that even unpopular defendants deserve a lawyer. But what hasn’t been pointed out is that if these conservative folks really care about keeping America safe, they are barking up the wrong tree.

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