The problem is in defining the "certain situations". Those suspected of terrorism? Hmm. The Confrontation Clause, as embodied in the sixth amendment to the US

The problem is in defining the "certain situations". Those suspected of terrorism? Hmm. The Confrontation Clause, as embodied in the sixth amendment to the US constitution, is generally regarded as a good thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_S... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confrontation_Clause http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confrontation_Clause