[TWhiteBear]

If, as President, Mr. Obama can spend money, raise taxes and conduct unreasonable searches and seizures without any authority given by Congress, I would think, especially if one sees the Constitution as a living document, that the Legislative Branch, especially the House of Representatives could select and empower a Special Prosecutor, especially since the jail cells are already in the Capitol building.
The relevant Federal Court hearing is going on right now. It started at 8AM EDT, in the courtroom of Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, and is targeted at the missing, hidden or destroyed IRS emails and accompanying perjury and obstruction of justice.
If anyone can find any ongoing coverage of the hearing, please post it.
TWB

[Cap Huff]

I hear what you are saying about congress. If the president can violate the constitution and get away with it, the congress can also make things up as they go along too.

That is the sort of dilemma discussed at great length over at Belmont Club in regard to the “war on terror.” If one side of a conflict persistently violates certain limits of behavior, eventually the other side may be compelled to violate those limits of behavior. Part of the dilemma in that scenario is that transgressing those limits on both sides may have even worse consequences.

I stand for the Constitution. My oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution has no expiration date. I do not want to confront a breech of the Constitution with another breech of the Constitution. What then are we fighting for? It is intensely frustrating, but I don’t have an easy answer for it.

I doubt the Judicial Watch case will have any kind of live coverage. I am eager to hear what the outcome is. If I remember correctly this judge is the one who was rather tough on the prosecutors in the Senator Stevens case. I think tomorrow’s motion has to do with the True the Vote suit, and I believe also has to do with the destruction of evidence and expedited discovery. Let’s hope they both go in our direction.