Leahy plans on subpoenaing Rove if he does not comply with request

[Halliburton]

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I intend to bring the attorney general up here. I am requesting several other people to come up here, certainly Mr. Sampson, Ms. Miers, I assume eventually Karl Rove. If they don’t come, then I’ll seek to subpoena them up here, because the story changes almost every time we pick up the newspaper. <…>

What I want to find out is what happened, why we’ve been given different stories. And I want those answers, not in an informal briefing; I want those answers in public, in sworn testimony, under oath before my committee. As chairman, that’s what I insist.
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http://thinkprogress.org/

[annabanana]

1. YAY!!

I want to see the little pig-boy on the hot seat. I want to watch the "master-spinner" spin out.

[helderheid]

2. I'm LOVING me some Leahy!

[porphyrian]

3. I'll kick that. - n/t

[Bandit]

4. Wow different stories from the Administration...that must be a first..

:shrug: Have they ever kept the same story about anything at all?

[Greeby]

5. Kick for subpeonas

:kick:

[wake.up.america]

7. Bring him to testify under oath, listen to his lies, then nail him.

[AndyA]

6. You go, Leahy! Subpoena the bastards. Put them under oath.

Then ask them the tough questions. Hit them again and again with questions designed to unearth the truth, so long buried in their minds.

Investigate. Indict. Impeach. Imprison.

[saltpoint]

8. 'Saw Senator Leahy on PBS' The News Hour yesterday evening.

He reiterated his intention to put Gonzales and many others under sworn testimony -- not one of those casual drop-bys Condi is famous for -- and the look on Leahy's face suggested that the Attorney General had better be prepared and maybe wear a diaper.

We worked in 06 to capture both chambers of the Congress so that moments like this would feel better with Leahy in charge than his Rethuglican counterpart.

[AnnInLa]

9. They will claim Executive Privilege

If appointed, not confirmed, they can claim Executive Privilege, refuse to honor subpoenas....remember it is Justice who is supposed to enforce subpoenas....do you see Gonzales enforcing subpoenas from Congress? Ending up in court somewhere, taking years. "Constitutional Crisis"

Would be a good way to call for impeachment of bush or gonzales. Good publicity for us, what are they afraid of??? Win/win for us now, or in 2008.

[Virginia Dare]

11. They have a very weak case for Executive Privilege..

doesn't mean they won't try it though. I don't think it will take years for this to play out regardless, Congress could get this thing moving pretty quickly, the Repubs did when they were going after Clinton as you will recall.

[KittyWampus]

10. but those Democrats aren't doing anything!!!

[opusprime]

12. Screw the 'Request' Senator...

Just supoena the bastard.

[montanacowboy]

13. I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT

I BELIEVE LEAHY WILL CAVE

[saltpoint]

15. As Chair, Leahy has the wind at his back this time.

I think Abu will resign before any hearing convenes.

If he doesn't, Leahy will drag his sorry fascist ass up to the Hill with his bare hands.

[montanacowboy]

16. I HOPE YOU ARE RIGHT

BUT I JUST HAVE NO REASON TO BE OPTIMISTIC

[Lena inRI]

14. SIC 'EM, SENATOR LEAHY. . .SIC 'EM!

be the mad dog that won't let them out from under your keen sense of smell. . .

SOMETHING DEFINITELY STINKS IN THE STATE OF U.S.A!




:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[liberalnurse]

17. Rove will be tground into sausage!

Here is a list of the Senate Judiciary Committee:

A few will attempt to rescuse him but our biggest hitters are on this committee!

http://judiciary.senate.gov/members.cfm

DEMOCRATS:

Patrick J. Leahy
CHAIRMAN, D-VERMONT


Edward M. Kennedy
D-MASSACHUSETTS

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
D-DELAWARE

Dianne Feinstein
D-CALIFORNIA

Herb Kohl
D-WISCONSIN

Richard J. Durbin
D-ILLINOIS

Russell D. Feingold
D-WISCONSIN

Charles E. Schumer
D-NEW YORK

Sheldon Whitehouse
D-RHODE ISLAND

Benjamin L. Cardin
D-MARYLAND



REPUBLICANS:

Arlen Specter
RANKING MEMBER, R-PENNSYLVANIA

Orrin G. Hatch
R-UTAH

Sam Brownback
R-KANSAS

John Cornyn
R-TEXAS

Charles E. Grassley
R-IOWA

Jeff Sessions
R-ALABAMA

Lindsey Graham
R-SOUTH CAROLINA

Jon Kyl
R-ARIZONA

Tom Coburn
R-OKLAHOMA

[saltpoint]

18. True. We've got an all-star line-up there. The Thugs' crew reminds me

of what's wrong with the modern-day Republican Party. No wonder they're having difficulties.