My concerns, as mentioned in an earlier post, are based upon laws and customs not being consistently or evenly applied. A biased media is the cause of this. Another concern I have is the Democrats are inappropriately trying to use “Whistleblower protections” to prevent normal rights afforded to a defendant.
I can imagine some situations where the Identity of a Whistleblower should be withheld for a reasonable period of time, but I have not seen a reasonable argument in support of this here. There is no credible evidence the accuser’s life is in danger or that keeping their identity secret is absolutely required to preserve other evidence. Further, the subject matter of the investigation does not rise to the level of a “impending and potentially debilitating national security risk” that should be necessary to justify risking the diminishment of a defendant’s rights.
Now back to the accuser. The accuser is not the only one who has rights. Again, the accused has rights as well. The people who elected the accused also have rights. What makes this case even more ridiculous, is the idea there was not anything out of the norm, measured by historical standards, concerning Trump’s conduct. The accusers knowledge, experience, and apparent availability are key to a credible investigation. Good God, given the antics of the Left recently, there is a need for credibility of our political process right now. The right to face one’s accuser and cross examine him should not be infringed, especially when a opposing political party has multiple levels of politically based interest in the outcome. The Democrats really needed some Republican support before preceding with impeachment. Do you see this now? This impeachment hearing seems more about maintaining the status quo for establishment politicians (Or their sons) than about finding out the cause of a real and significant illegal action that caused significant harm to the United States.
As far as witness protection is concerned, for all of Trump’s opponents and all the lawsuits he has been in, there is yet to be credible evidence that any Trump directed physical harm has come to any witnesses that were against him.
We need a return to ethics, legal principles, and the Constitution in order to have a representative Government again.