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    "content": "the hearings of the court; with every opportunity given to – as it were – the accused persons, having their own advocates, questioning witnesses and so on. To that extent, therefore, it should be approached without any prejudices or biases. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee Members should be completely immune, as it were, to what is going on around them. Again, they should also be aware of the fact that it is on them that these important constitutional safeguards will be realized in this country. This is because if people know – and they are now going to know – that we have the powers to impeach, then every important public official, be it Governor, Deputy Governor, President or Deputy President will be obligated to act in accordance with the Constitution. This, to me, is more of a deterrent power. By the fact that we are now having this, people will know that this deterrent power is there and, therefore, it gives a warning to everybody else to act in accordance with the Constitution, rule of law and propriety in the discharge of their functions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, to the extent, therefore, that this is a quasi-judicial process, whereas I accept that every Senator--- In fact, we could have just picked the top eleven Senators and said: “Go there!” This is because we are all men of repute. But the eleven had to be chosen, but to the extent that---"
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