Posted on 05/27/2006 7:58:53 AM PDT by gcruse
The Justice Department signaled to the White House this week that the nation's top three law enforcement officials would resign or face firing rather than return documents seized from a Democratic congressman's office in a bribery investigation, according to administration sources familiar with the discussions.
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Which would explain why President Bush sealed the documents while they worked this out. The resignations would have been a media hay day!Thank goodness that was averted. Now if Dennis Hastert would sit down and shut up. Maybe we can get through this.
If they are uncomfortable with the limits of their authority, they ought to resign.
Their authority is limited if the perp is a Congressman?
I think this is more associated with W's absentee presidency than underlings not understanding their jobs.
Gonzales stock just doubled in value in the 9999lakes stock index.
But W,Gonzales only has 534 more offices to go.
Well, since when does the seperation of powers prevent enforcing the law against Congressmen?
MEGA DITTOS TO THAT!What's old Denny thinking of?The DemonRats are trying to pin"The Culture of Corruption"tail on the Elephant while it's "Tailor-Made"for their JackAss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, AG AG is as weak as W on the borders. He should take a similar firm a stand on that portion of the laws also.
No, they're uncomfortable with the fact that they have nailed a corrupt congresscritter, and politicians are trying to un-ring that bell. I applaud their stance, and Bush better back off. Cripes, didn't Nixon get in trouble for the cover-up, not the crime?
A Defiant Stance In McKinney Probe
It doesn't, especially when court approved.
It looks to me as though Congress is now claiming "diplomatic immunity" so as to further their priveleged status. Most of these slugs already consider themselves to be unaccountable and above the law so they'd like to formalize their status.
Anyone notice that the "White House" is drawn into the headlines and ledes, when actually the debate is between
legislative and judicial branches. One headline implied the WH was asking Gonzalez to surrender evidence, but I've seen nothing of the sort.
Wish we could see such dedication in the GOP in Congress.
Yes, I am afraid so. I do not think that it is proper for the executive branch to execute a search warrant on a congressman's office at the Capitol, or to take papers or documents from his congressional office.
While I concede that the Democratic congressman in question is a disgrace, and he deserves to be in jail, some things are larger than politics. On day a Democrat will be president, and we'll have another attorney general like Reno: do you want a precedent that would allow a Clinton/Reno executive to ransack a Republican's office on Capitol Hill based on some specious charge of corruption, which they wouldn't for a second hesitate to make up? If this is allowed to stand, that will happen.
No one is above the law.
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