Would a secret court that advertised its location be more palatable to you somehow?
For me, yes, what is secret about a secret court matters.
Classified proceedings? I think there could be room for that, within reason and with some kind of oversight.
A court that makes a secret of its existence? No way. That makes oversight more difficult -- one of the few who oversees it can't make a democratic issue of how it operates.
A court that makes its rules and workings secret? Nope.
A court that makes its location secret? Not sure if that's particularly bad if everything else is on the level, but I also don't know if it's necessary, and keeping the location secret seems like a step towards forgetting it's there and what it's doing. So I'm less comfortable with that.
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For me, yes, what is secret about a secret court matters.
Classified proceedings? I think there could be room for that, within reason and with some kind of oversight.
A court that makes a secret of its existence? No way. That makes oversight more difficult -- one of the few who oversees it can't make a democratic issue of how it operates.
A court that makes its rules and workings secret? Nope.
A court that makes its location secret? Not sure if that's particularly bad if everything else is on the level, but I also don't know if it's necessary, and keeping the location secret seems like a step towards forgetting it's there and what it's doing. So I'm less comfortable with that.