Dianne Feinstein: “I thank the Senator. If the Senator recalls, in our earlier discussions with the Justice Department, we were very…”

“I thank the Senator. If the Senator recalls, in our earlier discussions with the Justice Department, we were very concerned that the rights of the accused not be violated, not be diminished, and we quite consciously left out any specific remedy in this situation so that if someone doesn't exercise their right either to be present or to make a statement, in effect, they have no remedy, or after they make their statement, if the facts in the trial are such and the jury comes in with a decision, they have no right of a remedy. So the basic core rights we provide are, in a sense, certain procedural rights that give them a place in the process. Let me read what these two law professors have said on this point: The framers of the Constitution undoubtedly assumed the rights of victims would receive decent protection, but experience has not vindicated this assumption. It is now necessary to add a corrective amendment.”