Pelosi promises congressional contempt charge for Harriet Miers

SFgate ^ | 7/22/07 | Buchanan

[pabianice]

Speaker reiterates impeachment is not on her agenda

Congress this week will take the next step to force the Bush administration to hand over information about the dismissal of U.S. attorneys and the politicization of the Justice Department, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday.

The House Judiciary Committee will bring contempt of Congress charges against the administration this week, said the San Francisco Democrat. She did not specify who the subject of the action would be, but Pelosi spokesman, Brendan Daly, said later it would be former White House counsel Harriet Miers, who defied a House Judiciary Committee subpoena to appear.

"They have disregarded the call of Congress for information about their politicizing the Department of Justice. We can document that. Those are actual facts and we will bring the contempt of Congress forth," said Pelosi, who spoke with reporters at a San Francisco workshop for people who want to become U.S. citizens.

She also addressed criticism of the farm bill and reiterated her opposition to impeaching President Bush.

[Bernard]

contempt of Congress charges

We should all be peeking out the window to see if the black helicopter will be stopping at our place next, if holding congress in contempt is a crime...

[Lost Dutchman]

Well, when the Dems were campaigning, all they knew how to do was trash President Bush, so now that they have power, they are sticking with what they know.

[MaestroLC]

So is Pelosi going to try to arrest Harriet Miers and put her in jail? Short of that, the contempt charge is nothing but PR political grandstanding.

[windsorknot]

I must admit that I am guilty of contempt of Congress.

[baiamonte]

Our government is a sewer. It’ going to get a lot worse before things change.

[Menehune56]

I have contempt for this congress too.

[xcamel]

How about a class action “Contempt of Country” charge against Mz. P-Low-Z

[Vaquero]

well then....good luck to Dimbulb Cindy Sheehan in her attempt to unseat the b!tch.....

they eat their own ya know.

[COUNTrecount]

Doesn't she have anything else to do?

[muawiyah]

Chick Fight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[steveyp]

Contempt of Congress...

Guilty as Charged!

[Bobibutu]

How about a class action “Contempt of Country” charge against Mz. P-Low-Z

Any attorneys around with thots on this ...?

I would donate to the cause.

[mewzilla]

The mascot of the Democrat party ought to be the lemming.

[The_Victor]

We should all be peeking out the window to see if the black helicopter will be stopping at our place next, if holding congress in contempt is a crime...

With their approval ratings in the teens, contempt of Congress is laughably common.

[Chode]

that, and five bucks, will get you a cup of coffee at $tarbuck$ too...

[Issaquahking]

Those are actual facts and we will bring the contempt of Congress forth," said Pelosi, who spoke with reporters at a San Francisco workshop for people who want to become U.S. citizens.

I'll leave this alone rather than be banned for words and actions against one of the worst POS this nation has ever had in office!

[OCCASparky]

Has this witch ever heard of executive privilege or the Fifth Amendment?

[vietvet67]

One more face lift and she’ll have a goatee..

[BuffaloJack]

Can the President hold Congress in “Contempt of President”?
Is seems that if the judicial branch can invoke a charge of “contempt of court” and the legislative branch can invoke charges of “contempt of Congress”, then it follows that the executive branch should have a similar power to hold someone in “contempt of executive office”.