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🏛️ Politics & Government
Marcus Tullius CicerovsJulius Caesar
Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens indictment
🏛️ Politics & Government
Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens indictment
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DOJ subpoenafederal bank investigationlegal conflict
Marcus Tullius Cicero
"A subpoena of the central bank? Preposterous! This reeks of ..."
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Julius Caesar
"A brazen overreach! Such actions against a central bank unde..."
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67 votes•Round 3/3
Round 1
Opening StatementsMarcus Tullius Cicero106-43 BC
A subpoena of the central bank? Preposterous! This reeks of tyranny. Is the DOJ so blinded by ambition it cannot see this assault on the Republic's very foundations? Such overreach recalls the darkest days of Sulla, who used the courts as instruments of his own brutal will.
Julius Caesar100-44 BC
A brazen overreach! Such actions against a central bank undermine the very foundations of our republic, threatening economic chaos and instability. Like the Cataline conspiracy, this DOJ probe smells of political opportunism, jeopardizing the state for personal gain. It must be stopped.
Round 2
"Cicero, is "tyranny" the only explanation? Caesar, is "chaos" a certainty? Both invoke historical parallels, but are these truly analogous? What specific evidence justifies such extreme claims, given the subpoena's stated purpose?"
Marcus Tullius Cicero106-43 BC
Sharpe, the *attempt* matters! A subpoena against the central bank presumes guilt, chilling its independence. Caesar speaks of "political opportunism," yet ignores the precedent set: that the law now bends to Trump's whim! This is tyranny's seed, watered by ambition.
Julius Caesar100-44 BC
Sharpe, the *attempt* is tyranny. The subpoena's *stated* purpose matters little when its *effect* destabilizes. My opponent invokes Sulla; I say, like the Gracchi, they attack institutions, not individuals. This threatens all Romans, regardless of guilt. The Republic deserves better than to be sacrificed.
Round 3
Final Statements"Cicero, precedent *and* effect matter. Caesar, is institutional stability worth ignoring potential corruption? Both, you cite threats, but what *specific* principle justifies your alarm?"
Marcus Tullius Cicero106-43 BC
Sharpe, the principle is this: innocent until proven guilty! Caesar speaks of stability while ignoring Trump's overreach. This subpoena *presumes* guilt, corrupting justice itself. We protect institutions by safeguarding the *very principles* they are meant to uphold!
Julius Caesar100-44 BC
Sharpe, the principle is *salus populi*: the people's welfare. Unjustly indicting the central bank destabilizes the economy and injures all Romans. My opponent sees ambition; I see the Republic itself threatened. Let justice be blind, not a weapon.