Yes, that's a boring discussion. Like abortion or gun control...Not this stuff again? Jeff Gamso actually has an interesting take on an otherwise tired question:
And so it is with the Law. It's the framework used to justify the decision otherwise made. It's the excuse, not the basis. They don't teach that enough in law school, don't teach enough about power, don't teach enough about politics.
They don't teach you in law school how to get on your metaphorical knees and beg a judge to let you have the money to hire an arson expert when the government claims that your client is guilty of arson because, hell, why bother. After all, the government had an arson expert and he concluded the fire was arson. You expert would just agree, so what's the point. No cash, sorry.