Ohhhh! I get it now!

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Associated Press
Update 6: Official Details FBI-Congress Standoff
By DEB RIECHMANN , 05.27.2006, 06:26 PM

The constitutional showdown that followed the FBI's search of a congressman's office came down to this: The House threatened budgetary retaliation against the Justice Department. Justice officials raised the prospect of resigning.

That scenario, as described Saturday by a senior administration official, set the stage for President Bush's intervention into the fight over the FBI's search of the office of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., an eight-term lawmaker being investigated on bribery allegations.

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After the raid, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill, lodged a protest directly with Bush, demanding that the FBI return the materials. Bush struck a compromise Thursday, ordering that the documents be sealed for 45 days until congressional leaders and the Justice Department agree on what to do with them.

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The new talks are aimed at establishing guidelines for any future searches that might stem from federal investigations, including a widening Capitol Hill influence-peddling probe centered on convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

(emphasis added)

http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/feeds/ap/2006/05/27/ap2777659.html

My opinion: the Jefferson raid was a "test case" and a warning. It was to set the stage for some sort of action which will enable Abramoff-sullied repuke congress-scum to deal with possible action against THEM by the "Justice" Department. Now "protections" will be put in place--just in time for them to be used by corrupt repuke congress-scum to protect their sorry asses as the Abramoff thing heats up to the point where documents, etc., begin to be seized.

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1. Just now realizing this, are we? n/t

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2. Well, why didn't you explain it to me??

I'm still mired in disappointment that someone didn't make Abu give the documents back so he'd have had to resign in his outrage. (As IF...)

So instead, the Uniter-Not-Divider steps in and solves everything by freezing the documents for 45 days until the public forgets about this story... I mean (cough), until "proper procedures can be put in place."