I was wondering if Delay would have let things get this far too. And if a judge grants an appeal, I'll be stunned.
I thought we were the law and order party; this is the dumbest thing I've seen Republicans do in a looong time.
Anyone besides Hastert run off at the mouth about this being unconstitutional? Or is Hastert up to his Hastert all by himself?
I would have bet that Delay would have gotten all the Republicans and most of the Democrats to vote to have the House's Sargent at Arms search the congressmans office and turn all relevant items over to the court.
It would have been hard for all but the most rabid Democrats to vote to defy the courts subpoena for this crook.
Delay would not have had the Sargent at Arms give them to the Justice Department directly... He would have had them delivered to the judge. It would have been up to the judge to give them to the prosecutors.
Asking the judge, "Is giving you exactly what you asked for Ok with you judge? rarely gets anything but thanks from the bench.
He would have had the house vote to observe the subpoena... Long before it became a consitutional issue. We might very well of has this Democrat scandal first and Pelosi would have been on the defense. I will have to check but case may even predate Ney.
If this had been done, the Judge would have been happy, the Justice Dept would have been happy, there would be no constitutional issue raised by letting it fester until an angry judge issued a search warrant.
The house needs a new speaker... one that thinks before he opens his mouth would be helpful.
"No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while Congress is in session." -frequently attributed to Mark Twain or, more occasionally, Will Rogers
Heck, it's only Wednesday, they're just gittin warmed up.