tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post2642406750571254654..comments2024-03-28T06:07:03.667-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: TWIDDLING MY THUMBSRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-6656580024626789372020-01-21T01:41:29.117-05:002020-01-21T01:41:29.117-05:00Surely it will be like an ordinary trial. The Pros...Surely it will be like an ordinary trial. The Prosecution presents its evidence and the Defence gets the opportunity to cross-examine thei Prosecution's witnesses. Or is it NOT going to be like that? I think that that's how impeachment trials used to go before the House of Lords in the 17th & 18th Centuries. The Earl of Strafford ('Black Tom the Tyrant'), Charles I 's Viceroy in Ireland and chief minister during the two Bishop's Wars was so successful in defending himself against his House of Commons accusers, that they had to pass an Act of Attainder , essentially condemning him to death by an Act of Parliament. (Charles I, who had to sign the Act of Attainder for it to become law thought that his own execution was God's punishment for allowing an innocent man to be condemned to death.) So I think it going to be like the usual kind of courtroom drama that we have been watching on US and UK TV screens for the past fifty years so. <br /><br />The Defence's problem is that there are a lot of highly respectable and credible witnesses against Trump whose testimony it will be really hard to shake. The Defence will have to argue/insinuate that Hill, Viindman etc are a pack of perjurers which is not a very plausible line to take.<br /><br />Wouldn't it be great if the Senators got to vote in secret!Charles Pigdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131765562671298571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-90728603731980882582020-01-19T12:51:52.434-05:002020-01-19T12:51:52.434-05:00I'll be right over.I'll be right over.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-33043456442284328502020-01-19T11:26:17.452-05:002020-01-19T11:26:17.452-05:00If you don't mind, my dear Professor, I'm ...If you don't mind, my dear Professor, I'm going to re-purpose the phrase, "world-historical deliciousness"---I've got home-made lasagne in the oven.jgkess@cfl.rr.comnoreply@blogger.com