And so the American Revolutionaries fought against government, against its politicians, cronies, bureaucrats, and soldiers, against their power to compel obedience from everyone else.
Some of Mr Clinton's allies thought this subpoena could be challenged on constitutional grounds, arguing that the judicial branch (unlike Congress) lacks the authority to compel evidence from the executive.
Normally this blog only focuses on the intersection of soccer and statistics, but every so often events in other sports compel a break from the purely analytical world of soccer and a diversion into commentary instead.