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We need to get the former White House Chief of Staff to honor the rule of law, and abide by the subpoena of the House Judiciary Committee. He may be directly responsible for politicizing the Justice Department, which according to the constitution, is supposed to be 100% independent of politics, and the Executive Office. Here is the jist of the crime...

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Allen Weh, chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party, said he complained in 2005 about then-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias to a White House aid for Rove, asking that Iglesias be removed. Then in 2006 Rove personally told Weh “He’s gone,” Rove said. Weh was dissatisfied with Iglesias due in part to his failure to indict Democrats in a voter fraud investigation. Weh followed up with, "There’s nothing we’ve done that’s wrong." The White House spokeswoman, Dana Perino, has said that Rove "wasn’t involved in who was going to be fired or hired." According to Newsweek, Kyle Sampson, Alberto Gonzales' chief of staff, developed the list of eight prosecutors to be fired last October, with input from the White House. Timothy Griffin, a former Rove aide, was the proposed replacement for fired attorney Henry Cummins. Specifically, Sampson sent an email that stated "The vast majority of U.S. attorneys, 80-85 percent I would guess, are doing a great job, are loyal Bushies, etc., etc." Later in the e-mail, Sampson wrote that home-state senators may resist replacing prosecutors "they recommended. That said, if Karl thinks there would be political will to do it, then so do I." On March 14, 2007 former U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald said he believes Rove was trying to influence the selection in reaction to pressure from Rep. Dennis Hastert, then speaker of the House, and allies of then-Gov. George Ryan, who knew Fitzgerald was seeking someone from outside Illinois to attack political corruption. In emails released by Congress on March 15, 2007, Rove raised the idea of firing all 93 attorneys in early January 2005. On July 26, 2007, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the committee was issuing a subpoena for Rove to appear personally before the committee and testify, following the testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the U.S. Attorney dismissal controversy and other matters.

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Last edited by Krypton on Jul-31-2008 at 18:22

executive privilege

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Who does this guy think he is?

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House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer Wed Jul 30, 6:33 PM ET WASHINGTON - A House panel voted Wednesday to cite Karl Rove, formerly President Bush's top aide, for contempt of Congress as its Senate counterpart explored punishment for alleged misdeeds by other administration officials. But it was not clear that the Democrats controlling a lame-duck Congress will push their case for abuse of power against a lame-duck president beyond televised talk and vague threats just a few weeks shy of final adjournment. As a practical matter, lawmakers have little time and less willingness to follow through on most charges, let alone punishments, before Bush leaves office. They're finding plenty of time and political purpose, however, for public reviews of what Democrats say is the abuse of power and politicization across the Bush administration. Rove and the Justice Department starred in Wednesday's proceedings. Voting 20-14 along party lines, the House Judiciary Committee cited Rove with contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to testify July 10 on allegations of improper White House influence over the Justice Department. For his part, Rove has denied any involvement with Justice decisions. The White House has said Congress has no authority to compel testimony from current and former advisers. The committee decision is only a recommendation; a spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would not decide until September whether to bring it to a vote by the full House. If she does and Democrats prevail, Pelosi could then refer the contempt citation to the Justice Department for prosecution. She also could direct the House to file a federal lawsuit against Rove, as she has done with two other Bush confidants who similarly sidestepped their subpoenas: White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential legal counselor Harriet Miers.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080730..._duck_oversight

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Last edited by Krypton on Jul-31-2008 at 18:39

Karl Rove is such a cunt.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

I hate to see the House launch a crusade on a truly patriotic and decent man.

It's a shame that the House wants to throw mud at Karl

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Originally posted by Krypton College tuition should be free, so should healthcare.

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Originally posted by LatinLover I hate to see the House launch a crusade on a truly patriotic and decent man. It's a shame that the House wants to throw mud at Karl

Patriotic and decent?


Is today fucking opposite day?

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

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Originally posted by LatinLover I hate to see the House launch a crusade on a truly patriotic and decent man. It's a shame that the House wants to throw mud at Karl

Real patriotic violating the constitution..

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