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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:34:38 +0000

[...] by Congress against White House officials once the president has invoked executive privilege. Bush Administration Suggests Justice Department Can Ignore Congress Contempt Charges » The Moderate … No administration has ever done this before. Once again, can you imagine if Nixon did this? Or if [...]

By: kritter

kritter — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:52:51 +0000

Bush knows Congress won’t have the guts to impeach him, and that the only other recourse they have is to try to enforce their subpoenas through the courts. That process is cumbersome, time consuming and would have an unclear outcome. He doesn’t care about his poll ratings, his VP isn’t running for anything and he seems only marginally interested in the fate of his party.

Bush knows he’s home free.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:27:55 +0000

Congress needs to slap down the president pure and simple. Even the GOP has to see that. Bush is power mad if he honestly feels he is beyond the reach of any branch of gov’t.

By: spanielboy

spanielboy — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:54:35 +0000

In 17 months, the administration will be out the door and a flurry of pardons will be issued for whatever wrongs they may or may-not have committed.

By: WD Report 07/20/07

WD Report 07/20/07 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:05:37 +0000

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By: The Heretik : Capitol Blues

The Heretik : Capitol Blues — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:04:33 +0000

[...] abound. The president is not bound by law. So long as the president feels he can hold Congress in contempt, Congress cannot cite him or his staff for [...]

By: George Sorwell

George Sorwell — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:52:54 +0000

If the Congress has the legitimate authority to issue comtempt citations and subpeonas, why can’t the local sherriff’s department enforce them?

By: RevDave

RevDave — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:06:47 +0000

These clowns must be stopped – where are all of the true conservatives who actually respect rule of law – hiding under their desks waiting for Dear Leader to tell them what to do.

This country has reached a new low, and this administration is driving us down.

By: jdledell

jdledell — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:29:49 +0000

I am extremely troubled by this latest seizure of Executive Power. It is merely the latest in seizures from unauthorized wiretapping to signing statements etc. Since both Bush and Cheney are under heavy pressure with nothing left to lose, the question is how FAR will they take Executive Power? Since Bush believes he has a mandate from G-d (see David Brooks column) would he follow any congressional passed law he doesn't want? For example, if Congress cut off funding for the War, would he simply take funds from elsewhere and continue the fight? I am concerned with the mental health of both Bush and Cheney. Would they use nuclear weapons? At some point, we have to seriously examine whether there is some truth in BDS.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:59:41 +0000

This is becoming a classic case in which the cover-up is a lot more troubling than the original action. The original attorney firings were just politically damaging to the administration. But the AG’s testimony to Congress, which has been contradicted several times now, and the determination that the government can simply ignore a Congressional contempt citation are far more troubling. I wonder if we are going to have to re-arrange the organization of the Justice Department soon to insitutionally have greater independence from the White House. I hope that the next President of either party will be willing to pass rules which enforce such separation, but cynical me realizes that everyone always wants more power, as long as they are the ones in power.