Posted on 03/21/2007 8:20:29 AM PDT by tobyhill
WASHINGTON - A House panel on Wednesday defied the White House and authorized subpoenas for President Bushs political adviser, Karl Rove and other top aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.
By voice vote and without objection, the House Judiciary subcommittee on commercial and administrative law decided to compel the presidents top aides to testify publicly and under oath about their roles in the firings.
The White House has refused to budge in the controversy, standing by embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and insisting that the firings were appropriate.
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Good work, and good post.
Thanks.
If only it were true. I see more capitulation by bushco in the face of this onslaught.
And once dems get power, they will lock it in like they did for 50 years with the welfare state.
This time, they will achieve lockin by La Raza.
Yes it does. Executive privilege. Democrats can't touch him and they know it. Take it to the USSC, democrats come away looking stupid and foolish. They know it too.
I have been gnashing my teeth for a year wondering where the arrests were for blatant security violations. Seeing nothing (on the surface) happening is maddening, I hope you are right that this is moving toward a just ending.
But yet, I say again, THERE WAS NO CRIME. Just as there was no "outing" of a "covert CIA operative". The Dems are going to try someone and disgrace someone. Notice that they keep going after Rove, they hate him like Darth Vader. They will continue to subpoena and question Rove until he makes some mistake or fails to remember, then they will demand Rove be fired. Then on to Cheney, and ultimately Bush.
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