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FA: Okay, so, tell me about the, remember the trial?

SH: That trial, you know. They were only interested in whether conspiracy occurred or not. That was it.

FA: How did you feel about that?

SH: I thought, I thought that was a little, it should have been a little more elaborated, huh? But you know, they have the battleground. Want to get you out of here, I guess. So I didn't have, I didn't say very much about it, 'cause you can't. Whether conspiracy occurred? They said, "Were you a member?" "Yes, I was a member." What are you going to say? "Are you elected?" "Yes, I was elected." This was my duty, that's all.

FA: Were you disappointed the issue wasn't on the constitutional grounds of evacuation?

SH: I was. But you know, I'm not going to argue with the district, I mean, attorney. They drove the battleground. They want to get you out of here. So I just followed their...

FA: Anything funny happen during the trial?

SH: I don't think... no, I do not.

FA: Were you, how did you feel during the trial?

SH: Well, that's the best we, best we can do.

FA: Were you scared?

SH: But still, the decision was incorrect. I wasn't happy with the decisions. And, since it was, it was on a, even a trial like that, it was still on constitutional ground. It's still unconstitutional. We haven't violated any federal laws, state laws, city laws. In the past, our past life, we never, we never had, in our civilian life, we always abide by it. I haven't heard Japanese people murdering anybody, Isseis or Niseis. And I haven't heard anybody, Japanese people, holding up a bank, murdering.

FA: The decision was unconstitutional.

SH: Definitely. 'Cause that's the only thing. That's a human right anyway, isn't it? Everybody has that right.

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