Entry 9 Amendment 6

Source: Source 2010 Trial Likely for Rod Blagojevich. February 6, 2009.
http://www.huliq.com/3257/81668/spring-2010-trial-likely-rod-blagojevich

Constitutional Connection: Amendment 6, Right to Speedy Trail, Confortation of Witnesses.
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial."

Explanation of Connection:

 Rod Blagojevich will go on trial in the spring of 2010 but it wouldn't be a speedy trial. It will be at least three months before Rod Blagojevich's trial because the evidence they have against him will take long to represent. Rod Blagojevich has been arrested for multiple reasons. One reason he was arrested is because he tried to sell Obama's vacated senate seat to a high bidder he wanted to get the money and use it for his own purposes. Rod Blagojevich has said that he wouldn't have considered selling the seat if they didn't have financial problem. Rod Blagojevich's attorney argues that he should have a speedy trial because the Constitution gives citizens the right to have one.

This article clearly represents Amendment 6 from the Constitution. Amendment 6 says that everyone has a right to a speedy trial and they also have a right to an attorney. Even though the judge said Rod wouldn't have a speedy trial his attorney has argued that he should be able to have one because amendment six gives him the right. With the help of the Constitution Rod Blagojevich's attorney will help him to have a speedy trial instead of having to wait three months. Both the Constitution and the article tells how every citizen is entitled to an speedy trial but because prosecutors say that it will take long to present and talk about the evidence they have against Rod his trial start at a later date than when he was arrested.

I think that it is fair that Rod isn't having a speedy trial because it is for a reasonable cause. Rod Blagojevich was very wrong for trying to sell Obama's seat for that I think that he shouldn’t even be able to go on trial. The judge and the jury should just find him guilty and sentence him to jail, I know that everyone has the right to go on trial before sentenced but I feel that Rod doesn't deserve to because he committed a hideous crime. The judge should make it possible for Rod to have a speedy trial because by not doing so they are violating his sixth amendment right.