> Our constitution says that people have the right to a speedy trial.

Indeed; that's part of the Eighth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Also the Tenth Amendment states:

> Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

And boy, is this Amendment violated good and hard constantly. Let's not even talk about the First and Second.

Our governments are very good at ignoring their own laws.

As a strong libertarian, I have some pretty… unconventional ideas in that regard. Suffice it to say that I think any imprisonment of non-violent or non-property-crime offenders is abhorrent.

But I understand this viewpoint is nutso in the eyes of many. Still, I think most can agree, especially the wealthy Silicon Valley liberal types the tech industry is rife with, that things are out of control with the current state of the "justice" system.