alt Hacker News> applied by a judicial system that is not the executive branch
You have the right to a trial. Defending yourself from a Federal felony charge only costs $250k+.
Given recent events, I think undermining civil liberties to expand executive powers is crazy.
I am nowhere advocating to expand executive power in my response.
edit: apologies for not getting your point, I actually think I'm in line. Being able to defend yourself in the US looks too expensive.