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Tue Jul-17-07 05:11 PM
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| Poll question: The Harriet Miers Deadline has come and gone. |
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Will Congress cite her for contempt of Congress as they have said?
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:15 PM
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| 1. Yes, they better follow thru with this.... If not you can kiss the Constitution..,. |
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goodbye.... This is gone beyond a game of Chicken with these thugs...
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:18 PM
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| 4. Do you think this is why Bush has encouraged her not to honor the subpoena? |
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Do you think they are willfully trying to injur the Constitution mortally? I do.
They are counting on the Democrats not follwoing through AGAIN. If they do follow through, he'll just commute the sentence and then pardon her along with Libby at the end of his term.
But, I do think this is a game of Chicken.
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:17 PM
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| 2. I think you should have had another choice"I would like to believe |
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that congress will do something"
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:17 PM
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| 3. I voted 'yes' but I am ****so**** on the fence about this |
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:22 PM
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You mean you are not sure if they'll cite her, or you're not sure they should?
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:27 PM
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| 7. Sorry! Not sure they'll cite her. Of course they **should** |
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I'll lend them my pair if it would help.
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:26 PM
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| 6. The Sergeants-At-Arms of Congress have the authority to enforce a ruling of Inherent contempt. |
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They have the authority to call on all law enforcement agencies to enforce such a ruling & bring the offender to Congress to answer the charges. And if the person refuses to testify, they can go to jail until they do.
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:27 PM
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| 8. They only have two choices: contempt or inherent contempt. Doing nothing |
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would be incredibly embarrassing and would lose even more political base. That can't be an option.
Given the two choices, will they choose the tool most geared to this situation in order to compel testimony....or...will they choose the option that might look tough but is easily blocked, would take months and months to resolve, and at best will not result in testimony at all?
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Tue Jul-17-07 05:54 PM
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They'll go with contempt and then something will be negotiated. They most certainly won't jump straight to inherent, they'd be foolish to do so.
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