What? So witnesses don’t speak at Senate hearings? Hmmm. Photoshop?
Look, of course all Legislative hearings are nothing more than a floor show. But witnesses DO get to speak some and there have been some very effective witnesses over the decades. Sometimes, the result is nothing more than others respecting the beleaguered witness and seeing their side. It’s a chance to make your point even if you are derided by the majority.
She should appear. This looks like hiding.
The States are not municipal reservations of the federal government. They are sovereign, and do not owe Chucky or any other scheming scum any "explanation" for the laws of their State.
If the Senate told Jerry "Geezer" Brown to show up to explain why he refuses to appeal and enforce Proposition 187, a law passed by 6 million citizens, do you think he'd give them the time of day?
No. He's the Governor of the State, and they are lowly Senators who should be reporting to him, not the other way around.
I think Ms. Brewer understands that quite clearly. It is after all one of the major tenets (supposedly) of the current crop of "Republicans" running for President.
Acquaint yourself with this concept. It's all over the Constitution of the United States (um, "the States that united"...) and even merits an explicit amendment: the 10th.
The only time a witness is allowed to speak is when the majority party wants them to speak.
The only exception I know of is when Oliver North took over the Iran-Contra Investigation Joint Hearings in 1987.
There is no benefit to the Governor or Arizona in talking to those elites in DC and the media will only make fun of her.