and just why is this islamist there?
he has friends in High Places....See this:
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Posted on 06/10/2005 2:05:01 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
WASHINGTON - The Republican chairman walked off with the gavel, leaving Democrats shouting into turned-off microphones at a raucous hearing Friday on the Patriot Act.
The House Judiciary Committee hearing, with the two sides accusing each other of being irresponsible and undemocratic, came as President Bush was urging Congress to renew those sections of the post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism law set to expire in September.
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the panel, abruptly gaveled the meeting to an end and walked out, followed by other Republicans. Sensenbrenner declared that much of the testimony, which veered into debate over the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, was irrelevant.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., protested, raising his voice as his microphone went off, came back on, and went off again.
"We are not besmirching the honor of the United States, we are trying to uphold it," he said.
Democrats asked for the hearing, the 11th the committee has held on the act since April, saying past hearings had been too slanted toward witnesses who supported the law. The four witnesses were from groups, including Amnesty International USA and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, that have questioned the constitutionality of some aspects of the act, which allows law enforcement greater authority to investigate suspected terrorists.
Nadler said Sensenbrenner, one of the authors of the Patriot Act, was "rather rude, cutting everybody off in mid-sentence with an attitude of total hostility."
Tempers flared when Rep. Mike Pence (news, bio, voting record), R-Ind., accused Amnesty International of endangering the lives of Americans in uniform by referring to the prison at Guantanamo Bay as a "gulag." Sensenbrenner didn't allow the Amnesty representative, Chip Pitts, to respond until Nadler raised a "point of decency."
Sensenbrenner's spokesman, Jeff Lungren, said the hearing had lasted two hours and "the chairman was very accommodating, giving members extra time."
James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, speaking immediately after Sensenbrenner left, voiced dismay over the proceedings. "I'm troubled about what kind of lesson this gives" to the rest of the world, he told the Democrats remaining in the room.
Senate Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, in a statement, said the hearing was an example of Republican abuse of power and she would ask House Speaker Dennis Hastert to order an apology from Sensenbrenner.
The library incident that I am aware of happened right here in Whatcom County, WA. Someone made notes in a book, an Al Qaeda handbook, and it was reported to the FBI. The librarian refused to release the information about who had previously checked out the book.
Chrissy and the Fourteen are more than my stomach can take all together. I need to develop an activity I can pursue while watching them. Something that keeps my blood pressure down. Otherwise one of these days I'm going to send something through my TV screen. lol
Warner wouldn't have to reassure anyone unless there as a question that was exactly what they had done. I'm not sure what if anything the Republicans would do, but Kennedy, Leahy, Biden and Boxer are not going to be so kind to seven cowards in their party calling the shots indefinitely.
If there is one thing I'm confidant about it is that they will crucify their own. Reid doesn't control the Dem agenda in the Senate. the Seven Dems don't control that agenda. Kennedy, Clinton, Biden, Leahy, Boxer and Di control that agenda to name a few as well as some RINO's because they don't have the numbers to live without RINO support. Any challenge to that authority by those seven is not looked at with kindness.
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I just heard so bad news on Mark Levin's radio show---
Our President has gone off his rocker, yet again...
He is naming LANNY DAVIS one of the committee members of a committee to look into privacy acts in the Patriot Act..or somesuch...(I didn't get the whole name of the committee), but it has to do with privacy and the Patriot Act--
This guy was one of Clinton's private attorneys!!!!
Sheesh!!! I wonder if the Senators would filibuster him, if he had to be confirmed....blech!
Well, Mr. Pitts didn't go to the hearing very well prepared, then did he? He sure couldn't come up with one instance... LOL
Nadler is 18,432 more big Macs than a load
Hahhahahahahaha!
When I saw that pic of Pelosi, I thought the same thing and went off to find a pic of Wilbanks. Came up empty handed.
Good on you!
He named Ted Olsen as well.
Whats pathetic is that I bet Pelosi would be FLATTERED to be compared to her...I am sure Pelosi thinks it is a good look!!!
It was a non event because the librarian refused the name of the person who had checked out the book and as far as I recall, that was it. I think they were going to take it to court but that never happened.
I'm conflicted tonight!!!
I was going to watch the replay, but I just saw that Tony Snow is subbing for Bill O'REilly---hmmmm decisions, decisions!!!
LOL.
Good--then Ted can slap around Lanny if he gets TOO over the top liberal!!! LOL
Was there a thread about the committee?
Not that I'm aware of.
If anyone can keep laney in line it would be Ted Olsen.
bttt and bookmark
Are you watching? Sensenbrenner is already mad, and it just started! Hehe
Yes! Dem complaining about the TONE! LOL
Anybody watching the re-play?
Some of us are over here...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1420658/posts?page=32
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