>>Am I the only person in America who thinks that was a severe violation of the Constitution?
Mope, Zim. There be a heaping lot of us them there deplorables,
Also a lot of Constitutional violations in ALMOST ALL Congressional hearings - especially SCOTUS confirmations ... contrary to what the so-called legal ex-squirts say.
Kavanaugh-gate, Thomas, and Bork(ing) were especially appalling -and violations of "no takings without a trial jury", right to CONFRONT WITNESSES and DEFEND one's self - not just a time limited 'response'.
The entire Senate, dems and pugs have grossly abrogated their duties to defend those 'trivial' rights that so much blood has been spent in securing.
ALL truly disgusting.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good ...