The Constitution Does Not Require

The Policeman On The Beat Or In The Patrol Car Makes More Decisions And Exercises Broader Discretion Affecting The Daily Lives Of People Every Day And To A Greater Extent, In Many Respects, Than A Judge Will Ordinarily Exercise In A Week.

It Is Indeed An Odd Business That It Has Taken This Court Nearly Two Centuries To Discover A Constitutional Mandate To Have Counsel At A Preliminary Hearing.

There Are Many Prices We Pay For Freedoms Secured By The First Amendment; The Risk Of Undue Influence Is One Of Them, Confirming What We Have Long Known: Freedom Is Hazardous, But Some Restraints Are Worse.

The Notion That Most People Want Black-robed Judges, Well-dressed Lawyers And Fine-paneled Courtrooms As The Setting To Resolve Their Disputes Is Not Correct. People With Problems, Like People With Pains, Want Relief, And They Want It As Quickly And Inexpensively As Possible.

Calculated Risks Of Abuse Are Taken In Order To Preserve Higher Values.