Kangaroo Court

Past impeachments have been designed to be fair to both sides. The House chooses a committee to review the evidence. This is similar to a preliminary hearing. Both sides gather evidence and call witnesses. If they vote in favor of articles of impeachment, then the matter goes to the House as a whole.

The current approach is like a kangaroo court. Several committees are preceding without a House vote. Only Democrats can introduce evidence or call witnesses. In at least one case, Republicans were given less time to question witnesses.

The prize for most outrageous behavior goes to Adam Schiff’s Intelligence Committee. Staffers were working with the so-called whistleblower before the complaint was filed. He gave misleading statements about the contact. Even worse, he introduced a phony version of the phone call President Trump had with the Ukrainian president. He later called it a parody.

It shouldn’t matter if people hate Trump and think him guilty. They should still want him to be treated fairly.
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Sadly, many Democrats are abandoning their belief in our democratic values. Camilla Harris called on Twitter to shut down Trump’s account. She seems to believe that our constitutional rights should only be given to people that think like her.