[STARWISE]

They'll never stop.

[sauropod]

Does the DC District Court have authority to do this?

[STARWISE]

Judge John Bates bio

http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/bates-bio.html

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Judge: Why Litigate When You Can Arrest?
By Kate Klonick - June 23, 2008, 6:35PM

In a motion hearing in federal court today, U.S. District Judge John Bates questioned why Congress didn’t simply arrest former White House counsel Harriet Miers and Chief of Staff Josh Bolten after both refused to respond to subpoenas issued by the House Judiciary Committee:

Congress has the authority to hold someone in contempt, U.S. District Judge John Bates said. Did it really need to go to court? House counsel Irvin Nathan said it did.

The hearing is the latest in an ongoing battle between Congress and the White House, to have senior aides testify about the U.S. attorney firings.

Bates also queried whether he should make a decision at all:

“Both sides have the same argument,” Bates said. “Whether I rule for the executive branch or I rule for the legislative branch, I’m going to disrupt the balance.”

Bates promised a quick decision, but noted the likelihood of appeal.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/judge_why_litigate_when_you_can_arrest.php

[YOUGOTIT]

Then the executive branch should be able to subpoena the members of Congress and ask them about their support of al-Qaeda. And their treason in this support and many. many of the Democrats and a few RINOS are true Al-Qaeda supporters in the US Congress.

[MCCRon58]

What a pitty that the Republicans wont have the testicular fortitude to do the same when the corruption and incompetence of the Obama administration becomes evident to all (save the MSM)

[compound w]

To be appealed and overturned, hopefully.

[sloop]

Regarding Miers's claim of absolute immunity, the court wrote, "The (executive branch's) current claim of absolute immunity from compelled congressional process for senior presidential aides is without any support in the case law,"

you idiot - you (the court) was asked to decide what was lawful - not to determine if the law has already been decided in a past case - try again

[yoe]

Why not focus on the Clinton administration's having "fired all 93 U.S. attorneys" when Janet Reno became attorney general in March 1993?

Fight back, call everyone you know, ask them to call their elected to stop this.....a smoke screen to take your eye off this horrid congress and Pelosi's led stalemate of No Drilling and the continued dependency of foreign oil.

[pabianice]

Let me guess... televised inquisition of Bush aids in October... right?

[tobyhill]

The administrations position was never absolute immunity from the subpoenas, it was what they had to testify to because they made available both Meirs and Bolten and even Rove. The court just ruled that they have to show up but can sit there and give no answers. All the administration has to do is appeal and the whole argument is over.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Subpoena all you want.

Nobody you subpoena is required to say Word One, and they should do exactly that.

The Scooter Libby Kangaroo Court occurred because he was dumb enough to cooperate.

Never talk to the police (or a prosecutor... or a congressional committee).

[PLMerite]

Crap like this is why you can’t get anyone good to run for public office or serve at high levels of government any more. No way would I expose myself to this kind of b.s. for whatever pittance they pay.

[longtermmemmory]

...and this will be appealed.

[ridesthemiles]

Make me testify??

“I don’t remember”... over and over and over again

[ElectricStrawberry]

I say he goes right into the House on his own with this tactic:

"I do not recall."

Repeat as necessary. Make them make a case......and give them nothing to twist into a "making false statements" charge.