So I missed Kamala Harris' op-ed in the NYT on the Senate impeachment trial. Specifically this bit, which we should probably talk about. 
Do recall that when various people said that real-life court/constitutional considerations should guide how the House impeachment hearings were held a few weeks back, this idea was roundly mocked and sneered at. "It's not a real trial, basic rights given defendants don't apply!"
I mean, law professors were weighing in to sneer at this (and FWIW I think it's a reasonable framework for guiding a process the Constitution doesn't really detail, regardless of whether I agree on Sen. Harris' specific ideas.)
And Kamala Harris writes this in the New York Times and... crickets? Either it's a ridiculous idea to treat impeachment like an actual court trial, or we just let partisans do what they like. But I think we all know why no one strenuously objected here and it's not principle.
