EDITORIAL: Due process is a non-negotiable

EDITORIAL: Due process is a non-negotiable

The Honolulu City Council is standing on principle by reminding everyone of a core element of the U.S. Constitution, one at the heart of life in America. It is that all persons in this country have rights to equal protection and to due process. Their basic humanity should be recognized, whenever the government is trying to sort through who they are and what they have been doing on U.S. soil. If this sounds self-evident, it isn’t. Last week’s ado…