It's the second sunny day down here on Bainbridge. I've been happily busy walking my nieta* to and from school. She's at a great age and we're having lots of fun.
And then there's the impeachment hearings that are eating up my time. Just seems like something I should be doing.
My Watergate memories (it was always called Watergate hearings, not impeachment hearings in my memory) are mostly of the Senate Committee lead by North Carolina Democrat Sam Ervin, a man with the charm and wit that no one could demonize. "Ah'm just a country lawyer," was his disclaimer.
Here's a very short video of him interrogating a witness.
When I think back to the House hearings, only two names jump out. The incredible Barbara Jordan and the methodical Elizabeth Holzman.
A reminder (and antidote to the likes of Reps. Jordan and Nunes) of the seriousness of these proceedings.
Just some context for what we're living through yet again.
*the Spanish nieta is shorter and sweeter than that English word granddaughter
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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Rep Jordan is well worth hearing again. She frames the entire investigation before the American public now as that of a grand jury; not that of a trial.
ReplyDeleteI despair of the Republicans on the committee who refuse to accept what are established constitutional roles. Impeachment is not a trial; it is to lay a charge (or not) of the 'smoking gun' evidence of wrong-doing -- It is the Senate which convicts an errant public servant on proof of 'high crimes & misdemeanors'.
Please, just stop the theatre, Republican members. You impeached Pres. Bill Clinton on perjury in a process you set up to trap him -- how much worse is the wrong-doing of this president and now, your protection of him?