What rights? We don't need no stinking rights.

If you're charged with DWI you're going to need a lawyer. It might not do you much good, but you're still going to need one. Because DWI is a serious charge?

But is it. The law really is nonsense, it has nothing to do with rational thought. You see, the constitution promises you a jury trial. But the Supreme Court decided that they only need to stand up that promise if the charge is "serious". What does that mean? Well, whatever it means they've decided that DWI isn't really serious.

I mean it's a serious crime that the legislature has to take seriously and judges and prosecutors and cops have to take seriously. But it's not serious enough to require the government to actually follow the law themselves.

Isn't legal analysis great?