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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think they are trying to say that any congressional subpoena should be honored, to set the tone for next year.[/quote]

I was appalled and puzzled that the Democrats during their investigations and especially the impeachment just accepted people’s refusals to testify.  If someone gets a subpoena to traffic court or even a jury summons they had better comply or accept that there will be repercussions.

Congress is a coequal branch to the judiciary and thus its authority to execute its Constitutionally assigned function to hold impeachment trials is equal to that of the Supreme Court to conduct its proceedings.  Logic dictates that, in order to serve as the intended check and balance on the other two branches, that it has the authority to do so.  Why the Democrats felt that a subpoena meant making a polite request to pretty please come and talk and crossing their fingers and making a wish was going to be effective, I’ll never understand.

Congress should absolutely enforce its subpoenas, regardless of persons, whether the recipient is a President, an ex-President, or an ordinary citizen.  Moreover, I (along with most Americans) are sick of politicians saying that because the other side acted badly ours should, as well.  The Democrats should be leading the charge as the defenders of Democracy and advocates of justice.

I don’t think the Clintons had any significant involvement in Epstein’s crimes (for that matter I think it unlikely that Trump did either, although between Trump and Clinton I’d say Trump was more likely to be more involved), but they should still go and testify to that for the record.  This isn’t about sides, but if the Democrats treat it that way, they sacrifice the moral high ground that should be a given against the Republicans.  Instead of asking why 9 representatives voted for the Republican measure, you should ask why the Democrats didn’t propose it in the first place and unanimously support it.[/quote]

Moral high ground only matters on a moral battleground. This is not a moral battleground. It's an actual battleground. And you don't cede actual high ground for philosophical high ground. It is not safe for them to testify. [/quote]

If we are at that point, that Trump is going to convict them, no matter what their testimony can’t harm them.  In that case, it would seem that testifying would be their best defense, and it should be a spectacle.  Testifying in front of the cameras while the world watches would seem much preferable to what a dictator can do in secret.[/quote]

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