[yttribium]

There's a distinction between a fact witness and an "expert witness". A private agreement can't prevent a court from subpoenaing a fact witness to testify. "Expert witnesses" are overwhelmingly hired guns paid to come in and voluntarily spin a narrative, and I'm not sure why they shouldn't be able to make that a provision of a contract just like any other commercial arrangement.

[mcpackieh]

> I'm not sure why they shouldn't be able to make that a provision of a contract just like any other commercial arrangement.

Because we're talking about part of the government.

[phpisthebest]

Mainly because it is a government agency, and government agency do and should have lots of restrictions on them that are not like "any other commercial arrangement"

One of the biggest things I disagree with republican on is that "government should be run like a business" no... it should not

[themitigating]

Seems pretty obvious because the main/sole purpose of business is to make money. Why would you want a government to act like that?

[phpisthebest]

To steel man it, it is because running a for profit business also requires efficient use of limited resources and driving out waste from the processes

So "running government like a business" is a way to ensure tax money is being spent effectively and efficiently

to be clear I dont think that is the best way to accomplish that goal, thus why I disagree with it, but it is not "profit" that drives that statement

It came about because far far far far far too often government programs and spending are judged by their intentions, not their actual results.

[themitigating]

Only one aspect of a business is efficiency, not all businesses are efficient, and finally your view of government programs is based on right wing propoganda and not facts

[phpisthebest]

>>finally your view of government programs is based on right wing propoganda and not facts

No it is not. That is reality today. Almost no government programs or spending is measured on their results.

I would love for you to prove me wrong, and show me a government program where the resolution for any failure of that program was not "we need more money"

[themitigating]

Prove you wrong? Logical fallacy