Well, looky thar. There are rules for the deposition of witnesses.

...The deposition will proceed as follows: (click here) The majority wil1 be given l hour to ask questions, and then the minority be given l hour to ask questions. Thereafter, we will alternate back and forth between majority and minority in 45-minute rounds until questioning is complete.

We will take periodic breaks, but if you need a break at any time, please do let us know.

Under the House deposition ru1es, counsel for other persons or government agencies may not attend. You are allowed to have an attorney present of your own during this deposition, and I see that you have brought two. Would counsel please now state their appearance for the record?...

It wasn't a free for all like the Republicans said. They even cited law.

Executive 0rder 13526 (click here)

Specifically, I think the Chairman spoke about declassification.

December 29, 2009

Sec. 3.1. Authority for Declassification. (a) Information shall be declassified as soon as it no longer meets the standards for classification under this order.
(b) Information shall be declassified or downgraded by:...

Other than his name and it's spelling, Ambassador Taylor doesn't begin his deposition until page 17. 

As this deposition is under oath, Ambassador Taylor, would you please stand and raise your right hand to be sworn. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give js the whole truth and nothing but the truth? 

AMBASSADOR TAYLOR: I do. 

MR. G0LDMAN: Thank you.... 

All the depositions conducted by the US House Select Committee on Intelligence is best found here (click here). I found other links inconvenient.

This is Ambassador Bill Taylor's deposition (click here). Page 17 begins his testimony.

There will be a Brexit. The National Health Service is under siege from the EU. It is best to get on with it.

Inflammatory accusation by the most Un-American of all citizens, Jr.

...On Wednesday, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., revealed the name of the alleged whistleblower in a tweet.

Trump Jr. presented no evidence that the person identified is the whistleblower, though the name has been circulating in right-wing media and on Twitter for several days.

The tweet links to a Breitbart News article that claims the:

- whistleblower worked in the Obama administration and 

Of course, it has to be an Obama problem. That is solid rhetoric.

- interfaced” with officials who “played key roles” in facilitating the infamous Trump dossier produced by former British spy Christopher Steele, citing as evidence that

Of course, it is linked to Christopher Steele and the dossier. No surprise there, which immediately indicates Jr. is lying to help out his dear old dad.

- individual’s name appears in email chains related to Ukraine policy....

BUT, how did Jr. get his hands on email chains regarding Ukraine? I don't believe a word of this, but, emails from Ukraine? That sounds plenty illegal to me.            

Before everyone believes it is best to throw the baby out with the bath water, this is more a district by district issue.

I looked at the local districts where I live and the students are doing average to above average work. So, the idea DeVos in Washington, DC can dictate an overall policy for every student in the country is wrong.

She is only interested in allowing dollar for dollar TAX CREDITS for the wealthy.

This is a sample of the Louisiana school scores (click here).

This is a district by district issue and I guarantee it depends on wealth distribution, segregation and economic depression.

If a community has wealthy citizens and DeVos institutes her tax credit, the schools will be able to carry out more intense improvements, but, for depressed districts in a state like Louisiana, the changes will never come with DeVos's proposal. There is a huge wealth gap and it is effecting the education of American children. That needs to be addressed and federal programs that distribute monies to poor districts with targeted improvements KNOWN to improve student performance for that district is the way to improve quality of life for all Americans. The sooner wealth is not sequestered in pockets of opportunity in the USA, the sooner poverty will resolve and opportunity will replace it.

The Voice of the Deal Maker with self - serving priorities as part of international relationships.

Sorry, but, if Trump can't come to terms with his own "British Trump" there is something really wrong.

The US House impeachment is not a shame and the American people know it. It is a mistake to say so.

Is Facebook propaganda coming under control? Did it effect the elections last night?

Breaking the law is Un-American. Just that simple. Whistleblowing is an act of courage and should not ever be compromised.

November 5, 2019
By Burgess Everett and Marianne Levin

Standing beside President Donald Trump (click here) on Monday night, Sen. Rand Paul called for the media to unmask the Ukraine whistleblower and was cheered by rallygoers in Kentucky.

“Do your job and print his name!” Paul said as the president clapped and looked on approvingly.

On Tuesday, the Kentucky Republican went a step further, threatening to reveal the name himself.

But many of Paul’s colleagues oppose the idea of exposing the identity of the person who helped launch the impeachment drive by detailing Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president.

Senior Senate Republicans are worried about the precedent it would set, fearing government sources would be less likely to reveal wrongdoing in future presidencies.

They also have a simpler concern: not breaking the law.

“We should follow the law. And I believe the law protects whistleblowers,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn....