If one believes that courts serve a legitimate purpose, and that under the constitution they are supposed to be triers of fact, then one ought to support the idea that courts may compel testimany. There are exclusions, of course, such as testimony against self or against one’s spouse.
“If one believes that courts serve a legitimate purpose, and that under the constitution they are supposed to be triers of fact, then one ought to support the idea that courts may compel testimany ...”
The purpose of the Constitution was to establish a system that would ensure the rights to the people The Declaration spelled out and the revolutionary war was fought over, namely: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
When an innocent man is compelled to do something against his will, he has lost his liberty. It cannot be right to violate an individual’s liberty in the name of liberty.
Bah!
Hank