(10-23-2019, 05:19 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(10-23-2019, 02:57 PM)ferocious Wrote: I assure you, the impeachment proceeding will occur in the open and in plain view.

That's post #35.

(10-23-2019, 05:09 PM)ferocious Wrote: Post #35 has the answer you are looking for. There is nothing in Article II of the Constitution that mandates what you perceive to be the procedure. In short, you are mistaken or have been misinformed.
 

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/article

So you said that it would be out in the open "when the time comes".  You also talked about the "process".  What has always been the normal "process" any time an impeachment inquiry was started?  Has it always been in secret behind closed doors where members of the opposing political party are not able to participate?  When does the "time come" for it to be made public?

They are able to participate.
each of the three committees has Republican members and every single witness has been answering questions from those members.
The meetings are in secret because sensitive topics are being discussed.
once everything is squared away some of the witnesses will be called to testify in a public hearing where a more limited set of questions will be asked.
If the house does not do that prior to the impeachment vote, the Senate definitely will.

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