Posted on 05/23/2006 5:57:29 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Must be something in the DC Capitol air.. get me Jack Bauer Sorry, Mr. Bauer is unavailable. He's on a slow boat to China.
Do not be of concern.
You wouldn't be alone!
Congress has the power to make laws. The executive branch has the power to act on those laws. If the Congress feels the executive branch is doing wrong, then the Congress can force impeachment hearings. Otherwise, they're pretty much up a creek. And they must depend upon some corroboration from someone within the executive branch. Or they could always make things up.
I can see the point, but it's not a workable solution. They cannot be the sole police, judge and jury of their own or else it is a recipe for abuse and corruption.
Horse manure.
Hastert apparently believes that if you want to run a criminal racket, all you need to do is run it from the safe harbor of your Congressional office and you can't be touched.
Umm. Oh.... Wait....
This Jefferson dude (D-La) is about to become a bongo player with the Ditzie Chicks tour band.
The raid was conducted because the congressman ignored a subpoena!
Or they can legislate away the FBI. Then, no more outside investigations of their corruptions. I think it fair that if they can police the executive, then the executive can police them. Checks and balances. Of course, they can all conspire together but that's another matter.
LMBO!!! Heaven forfend!
What was Reagans rule?
Surreal.. each day becomes more surreal.
"I'm so sick of this crap that I don't care if democrats take the house and senate. At least we will be watching people who know how to play politics. "
And after all, that IS the most important thing.
http://www.house.gov/hastert/district.shtml
The above is alisting of towns/cities within his district. Any zip code finder will get you the zip for each one.
Unfortunately, that case dealt with the arrest and sentence of Congressment - not SEARCH warrants - Hastert is complaining about the separations of powers in the Debate Clause of the Constitution.
Yes, your correction is welcome. They represent their district, the people of their district... and then their state. These days the districts are very intertwined economically and socially, so while each one should be primarily focused on the people of their district, they can and should use their collective influence for the betterment of the state at large.
As an example, if California chose to disassociate itself from the two parties and elected only members of "The California Party" it would command 12% of the votes of the House. That's a lot of leverage wasted because they are divided by party.
Where in the Constitution does the Speaker of the House get to pass judgement on the Constitutionality of anything?
He is not a judge.
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