Posted on 04/03/2007 4:40:28 AM PDT by Ellesu
OK, all the Newt for President guys stand up and wave now!! Now we don’t have to wonder why we don’t like or trust him anymore, do we. He never knows when to shut up. Never. He is that smart ass kid in the front row in grade school with his hand always up and waving. He’s the one who always has one more question. It is always about him and about his being right - and righter than everyone else. He is an unprincipled, smirking, limelight seeking %$*&%#^@*.
In my opinion taking lobby money is bribe money. How many congress persons are guilty of that?
Hannity of course will have Newt on sometime his week to put his spin on this one.
I agree with previous posters that these “friendly Republicans” are trying to protect something stored in their own freezers.
I don’t agree with you. All the FBI had to do was get the Capitol police to do the search; they could have accompanied them. I think it was a grave error in judgment. Whether it’s constitutional or not will be decided in the Court of Appeals or, ultimately, the SCOTUS.
Do you want the precedent on the books that the executive branch can raid Capitol offices — when Hillary becomes president?
The clash between the legislature and the executive is independent of that between parties, and at least to some conservatives, the principle of separation of powers is more important than any one member, even if he appears to be as guilty as handmade sin.
As far as Jefferson goes, I don’t know why he hasn’t been dragged in front of a judge, but that’s up to the Justice Department, not either party in Congress. Congress could kick him out, but I can’t think of a case of Congress expelling a member who hadn’t either been convicted of a crime or seceded from the Union.
well, newt just lost my support....Thompson/Delay in ‘08
It's all about integrity, and they're fighting for the right for corrupt politicians to hide documents in their offices....
Even if he did something wrong, it's because of racist attitudes and therefore he should not be held accountable.
Newt is not defending Jefferson, he is defending Congress.
To sharpen that a little, he is making the courts judge the issue of Executive enforcement of the law with evidence obtained by means that are beyond constitutional bounds.
Keep in mind Newt is a historian. In the overall scheme of things, the history of the Republic, he has determined this is an issue that deserves scrutiny.
Randy Cunningham was stupid. He could have changed over to Democrat and he would still be in Congress taking bribes today.
Scratch another one.
Why not, the whole cotton pickin bunch of em are crooks.
That old adage “Politicians make deranged bed fellows” is proving it’s self to be factual.
That is the boiled-down argument of Jefferson and his Republican lackeys.
Pubbies want to know why we no longer support them, look no further than this outrageous act!
You got it. They're afraid the same thing might happen to them. IOW, what are they hiding?
Carolyn
From FreedomPoster: Actually, from a strict conservative Constitutionalist standpoint, Newt may well have it right. There’s a real issue with separation of powers here.
If 2 of the branches agree that the 3rd branch can be searched, then it's still unconstitutional? That doesn't make sense, unless the legislative branch was not meant to have any check or balances against it at all. (Not that they accept that, anyway)
Separation of powers, with the inter-branch checks and balances set in place by the constitution, does not mean that congress gets a free pass.
But, then, CONgress does often appear to be the opposite of PROgress, doesn't it?
OK, all rhetoric aside, what is the course of action that should have been taken? If the FBI can’t investigate/enforce/search a congressman’s office, who investigates the congressmen?
Seriously? Who is the designated LEO who investigates congressmen?
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