Posted on 03/25/2002 1:25:10 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:52:14 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge stood firm yesterday in his refusal to testify before Congress about the White House's anti-terrorism budget, saying his appearance would violate the Constitution's separation of powers.
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert defended Mr. Ridge's refusal to appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee, which Democrats control.
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Of course then he tries to distract us from his refusal to let us know what he's doing with our money with another warning of a terrorist attack.
Move along folks, nothing to see here.
It seems that he's trying to pull off a Hillary-healthcare-like "I'm not really in a government post, so you can't touch me" kind of thing.
If a federal court can make him testify on a minor civil suit, I don't see why not. However, they are usually respecful enough to do interviews and take depositions in his offices.
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