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Gorelick's Appointment to the 9/11 Commission... Unconstitutional?
4-17-04
| Jonathan M. Stein
Posted on 04/17/2004 8:30:24 PM PDT by jmstein7
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To: fourdeuce82d; Travis McGee; El Gato; JudyB1938; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Robert A. Cook, PE; lepton
BUMP!
With Buckley v. Valeo in mind, we need to go through this legislation with a fine-toothed comb and find ANYTHING that appears to be "executive" in nature.
Specifically, we need to find anything the appears to be an "enforecement" power in the language or anything that allows the committee the power to seek judicial remedies/relief.
Anything that encroaches on the president's constitutional grant to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" will work.
I'm looking at the subpoena clauses in the legislation -- that seems to give the Commission the ability to seek judicial relief.
Let me know if you find anything.
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posted on
04/18/2004 8:04:17 AM PDT
by
jmstein7
(Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
To: jmstein7
Guess it depends on if Commission members are considered 'Officers of the United States'. Something tells me that the Framers didn't anticipate the formation of fact-finding Commissions, ad infinitum, ad nauseum.
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posted on
04/18/2004 8:08:49 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Veni Vidi Velcro)
To: jmstein7
I think this is where you're going wrong, jm.
"A Commission passed into law by congress and signed by the President is executive per se. It just is."
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posted on
04/18/2004 8:16:14 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Veni Vidi Velcro)
To: Ready4Freddy
Agreed. That is why we need to look at the language of the legislation to see what they are actually authorized to do. To reiterate:
With Buckley v. Valeo in mind, we need to go through this legislation with a fine-toothed comb and find ANYTHING that appears to be "executive" in nature.
Specifically, we need to find anything the appears to be an "enforecement" power in the language or anything that allows the committee the power to seek judicial remedies/relief.
Anything that encroaches on the president's constitutional grant to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" will work.
I'm looking at the subpoena clauses in the legislation -- that seems to give the Commission the ability to seek judicial relief.
Let me know if you find anything.
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posted on
04/18/2004 8:19:47 AM PDT
by
jmstein7
(Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
To: jmstein7
AFAIK Congressional Commissions always have subpoena power (as does Congress itself). The unusual part of this situation may be that the Prez had any input at all into the composition.
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posted on
04/18/2004 8:40:00 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Veni Vidi Velcro)
To: righton granny
Gorelick is, I would bet, pumping for a cosy spot in Lurch's employ. From an article in today's NYT:
Mr. Ashcroft's challenge to Ms. Gorelick could prove a badge of honor for her should John Kerry win election, since she is on the list of people mentioned as a possible attorney general in a Kerry administration.
Link: Evaluating the 9/11 Hearings' Winners and Losers [Barf Alert]
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posted on
04/18/2004 11:21:56 AM PDT
by
TenthAmendmentChampion
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To: jmstein7
Sorry, but these individuals have not been appointed as "Constitutional Officers" (unfortunately).
To: jmstein7; All
Look, the whole thing misses the important points:
1. She's not going to resign;
2. The Republicans on the commission don't have the stones to publicly call upon her to do so;
3. Neither do a majority of Republican legislators;
4. The media will raise NO cry for it, either;
5. The commission will not question ANYONE who truly is culpable for the negligence leading to Black Tuesday;
6. Nor will they admit that the true person responsible for the attack itself, UBL, is actually the most culpable.
The entire enterprise is a farce, a work. The fact that no one in a position of power to do something about it makes all other points essentially moot.
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posted on
04/18/2004 1:08:15 PM PDT
by
Long Cut
("Fightin's commenced, Ike, now get to fightin' or get outta the way!"...Wyatt Earp, in Tombstone)
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