The American public got to see for themselves every day, all day, how this trial progressed. There's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works.
If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.
The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.