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To: TangibleDisgust
am i the only one who remembers when the democRATS controlled congress how they would constantly issue indictments

Could you tell me when Congress, republican or democrat controlled, has ever issued an indictment. Frustrated or not, Congress does not now nor has it ever had any law enforcement power.

26 posted on 08/13/2015 10:26:39 AM PDT by etcb
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To: etcb

maybe indictment is the wrong word now, but congress does have the power to to go after corruption, otherwise who would be able to go after a corrupt justice department?

congress can also arrest people for contempt of congress.

i guess they went after all of those republicans in the past using their special prosecutors (a law which they allowed to lapse several years ago). but yes, using this special prosecutor, congress has been able to indict people.


29 posted on 08/13/2015 12:04:55 PM PDT by TangibleDisgust ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." - Voltaire)
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