Posted on 03/05/2009 12:21:13 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Press Releases Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami 202-226-7616 For Immediate Release 03/04/2009 Pelosi: Rove and Miers Testifying Before Judiciary Committee is a Victory for the Constitution and Rule of Law
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on today's agreement between the former Bush Administration and House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, Jr. in which Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers will testify on matters related to the dismissal and retention of U.S. Attorneys. Rove and Miers will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in transcribed depositions under penalty of perjury, and the Committee reserves the right to have public testimony from Rove and Miers.
“The agreement for Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to testify upholds a fundamental principle: no one is above the law and Congressional subpoenas must be complied with.
“As public officials, we take an oath of office to uphold the Constitution. It is the institutional duty of Congress -- as an independent branch -- to ensure against abuse of power through meaningful oversight over the Executive Branch. When there are credible allegations about the politicization of law enforcement, the need for Congressional oversight is at its greatest.
“In upholding our oaths of office, the House of Representatives was determined to preserve checks and balances -- the separation of powers that protects the rule of law. It brought action in court to enforce the Judiciary Committee’s subpoenas, and won a major ruling by U.S. District Judge John Bates dismissing the extreme position of absolute immunity from Congressional oversight advocated by the Bush Administration for former Administration officials. Under this agreement, the precedent established by Judge Bates’ historic ruling rejecting this extreme Bush Administration doctrine will be preserved.
“Today’s agreement is a great victory for the Constitution, the rule of law, and the separation of powers. I appreciate the strong leadership of Chairman John Conyers and the assistance of the Obama Administration.
“Congress now has the opportunity to uncover the truth and determine whether improper criteria were used by the Bush Administration to dismiss and retain U.S. Attorneys.”
U.S. Atty’s serve at the pleasure of the President. D’UH
This worm will turn in a way they don’t like.
I hope she remembers that next time she pushes legislation that violates it.
Then they can plead the Fifth and declare it a victory for the Bill of Rights. Bookend it!
That old seahag would melt if someone stuck a copy of the Constitution in front of her evil face.
“Today’s agreement is a great victory for the Constitution, the rule of law, and the separation of powers.”
next we can have our president document the citizenship issues surrounding his mother and he
Just invoke the Janet Reno precedent...she fired them all.
The US Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President and he can dismiss or retain any or all of them as he decides. What criteria did Bubba use when he fired ALL of them.
I hope this occurs on my day off. It should be quite a show!
Does anyone really believe this woman whose face and brains went the way of her botox treatments and that is down to her fanny.
Nasty Pelosi is at it again. That witch really has a serious mental condition. I’m not kidding.
Good for him. Go for it.
I couldn’t get a business loan in California several years ago because as the reason told to me by a Mexican friend was that I was married to a white guy. I am serious. That was the reason for the loan refusal.
So would be revealing one’s authentic birth certificate.
We need to hold dumbO’s feet to the fire when he fires the attorneys.
Rove is going to make them look stupid.
“...the politicization of law enforcement...” Of concern to the left. This is beyond sad/silly/ridiculous/pathetic/asinine....Rove should handle it quite simply and honestly by telling these leftist thugs that all of the attys. serve at the pleasure of the president. Slick Willie fired them all. Bush fired far fewer. If the congress doesn’t like it, that’s too bad. End of testimony.
PelOSi needs to shut the —— up.
Wishful thinking. Even if he did, there would be no MSM coverage.
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