BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Committee Issues Subpoenas For NSA Domestic Spying Documents

[babsbunny]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/21/nsa-docs-supoena/

The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted 13-3 to authorize chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to issue subpoenas for documents related to the NSA warrantless surveillance program. Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) voted with the Democrats on the committee to authorize the subpoenas for any legal opinions and advice the Bush administration has received regarding the NSA program.

The Center on Democracy & Technology has released a list of the seven “most wanted surveillance documents.” See the full list here.

The confrontation over the documents “could set the stage for a constitutional showdown over the separation of powers.” The Senate Judiciary Committee had previously scheduled to authorize subpoenas last week, but Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) blocked the Judiciary Committee from voting on the subpoenas.

[kestrel91316]

1. They'll laugh at these subpoenas and throw them in the trash, too.

And Leahy will just shrug and, if we're lucky, whine.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread babsbunny.

[Hart2008]

3. Why isn't the House Judiciary Committee doing this?

The House Judiciary Committee has the better argument against executive privilege, since the House can claim it must investigate if the violations amount to "high crimes and misdemeanors" under the Constitution, and as such, are impeachable offenses.

Where the hell is the House on this?

:argh: