Chapter 122: The Respondent Starts To Argue Its Case
Ours is not the struggle of one day,
one week, or one year. Ours is not
the struggle of one judicial
appointment or presidential term.
Ours is the struggle of a lifetime,
or maybe many lifetimes, and each
one of us in every generation
must do our part.
John Lewis, Across That Bridge:
A Vision for Change and the
Future America
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It came as a complete surprise when the Petitioner to the Cause of Action have abruptly rested their case despite indications that the way the Respondent was presenting its evodence slowly winning their case. Of course, there were many commentaries kept by the courtroom for their own benefit and satisfaction, and everybody is looking forward for a "clever" Closing Arguments of both parties to the case.
The Senior Barrister rose from his seat to call the Respondent's first witness. Everybody is dying to know on how this Cause of Action will be discredited by evidence from the witness stand.
SENIOR BARRISTER
(In a very deep tone of voice)
Your Honors, we will call the Chancellor of the South Kingdom as a hostile witness.
Everybody inside the hall gave out a weak cry; some was able to hold their breath from excitement. This particular move was totally unexpected, considering the fact that the Chancellor of the South was the most trusted civil servant of the Queen Regnant of the South Kingdom. There may be legal impediment.
FOR THE PETITIONER
(Quickly rising to address the court)
Your Honors, we maintain our continuing objection to the calling of this particular witness by contesting the exclusive appointments reserved by the Articles of the Commission for the realms, and we desire to have opened a formal inquiry to a valid anomaly that affects the legal disputation to be presented in this case. We would also like to put on record that the Petitioners maintain that this honorable Council has no power to extract facts from the said witness in this particular controversy, for all matters falling under the heading of a subject matter of parochial concerns to be competently resolved only by the Commission itself.
CHAIRMAN
(Nods affirmatively)
Let the records reflect the complete manifestation of the Petitioners as stated. So ordered. Now, the controversial witness will be called to take the stand.
As the Chancellor proceeds directly to the stand after exiting the holding room, the Senior Barrister also addressed the Judicial and Bar Council for some clarificatory matter.
SENIOR BARRISTER
(Glancing at the bench)
Your Honors, pending the resolution of this objection as manifested for the formal cognizance of the Commission on Appointments in interpreting the extension of its authority, we would like to ask the Bar to assure both parties, and for the best interest of justice and jurisprudence, that the hostile witness as called in this instance must answer all the questions that are not incriminating to his personal capacity, and does not repeat the objection as a means to avoid answering pertinent questions for the elucidation of the facts.
The Chairman looked at both sides of the courtroom before making a ruling.
CHAIRMAN
(Fully satisfied with the request)
The witness is instructed to comply with the request of the Respondents. But it is to be emphasized that this testimony has a temporary effect and may be stricken from the records of the case once a ruling has been made when granted the merits of the objection. Is this the clear understanding of both parties to the case?
The opposing sides have expressed an affirmative response to the clarification made by the Bar regarding the several conditions of the evidence to be presented. As legal questions are clarified in the form of arguments and premises, everybody seems to be unprepared for this fiery testimony ahead.
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