I do so question how this can be, that the State Department could prevent Benghazi survivors from testifying. Can government, itself, stand in the way?
If it is the truth we seek, why would we not allow the witnesses to testify?
If it is a speedy and public trial we seek, such as is called for by the Sixth Amendment, I suggest "speedy" might include not impeding the trial. I suggest a fair and impartial trial is not so far adrift from what the Founding Fathers wanted us to have. And, if you would suggest congressional hearings are not a form of trial, I would beg to differ. They are.
If it is justice we seek, why would we prevent the survivors from testifying? I suggest, the Sixth Amendment also promises the accused the right to bring witnesses to his defense. I suggest, when the Founding Fathers wrote that, they intended to prevent the government from denying witnesses, which is exactly what the State Department is doing. It matters not that it is the prosecution that is being denied the witnesses, for the bottom line is, the court procedings are being denied witnesses.
Justice is not justice if it is not allowed to speak. Let the survivors speak.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/09/11/state-department-still-refusing-to-allow-oversight-committee-interviews-of-benghazi-witnesses-n1696560
http://www.examiner.com/article/john-kerry-tells-congress-that-he-will-not-allow-benghazi-survivors-to-testify
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