us today. this is a stunning abuse of power and a shameless travesty of justice that will stain the reputations of those responsible for generations to come. and god help our country if they should ever be given the power to replace our bill of rights with the doctrines they have improsed in this process. the democrats are fond of saying no one is above the law, they have one unspoken caveat, except for themselves. now the speaker has already short circuited what should be a solemn pain-staking and thorough and above all fair process by ordering her foot soldiers on this committee to draw up articles of impeachment without this committee hearing from a single fact witness. despite the fact that mr. schiff doesn't dare to appear before this committee to defend his work, we're supposed to accept his report at face value and obediently follow the speaker's orders. as the red queen declared,