By David Swanson, afterdowningstreet.org
Subpoena is a beautiful word. Sub means Under, as in “The subservient subject submitted along with his subordinates to the rule of law.” Poena means Penalty, as in “There’s an opening at the penal colony.” Subpoena means a nation under laws, not unitary executives. Three and a half months later than some of us had hoped, it is finally subpoena season, not to mention spring.
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