It is a splendid experience to watch someone say what needs to be said. In this case, it's James Spader on the show Boston Legal. He may be talking to a fictional jury, but he's really talking to every American. Never was the case for democracy so articulately and compellingly -- and entertainingly -- distilled into an argument that lasts just a few minutes.

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