Rove refuses to testify on role in prosecutor firings

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Rove_refuses_to_testify_on_role_0801.html

Nick Juliano
Published: Wednesday August 1, 2007



White House senior adviser Karl Rove has rebuked a Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena and will not appear Thursday to testify about his role in the firing of nine US Attorneys, Sen. Patrick Leahy said late Wednesday.

The committee chairman said chided the White House for allowing Rove to give public speeches about the attorney firing scandal but will not permit his testimony under oath.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. And the Democrats in Congress will say, "Oh okay," and do nothing about it. nt

[Tesla]

2. I know, this democracy is no more

:cry: :cry:

[Sarah Ibarruri]

8. I cannot believe it. I feel I'm living in the early part of Nazi Germany. nt

[liberalmuse]

3. Throw the fucker in jail, then. Hell, throw him in Gitmo and 'interrogate' him.

He's the Rasputin or Machevelli of our age. He'll be flushed into the shithole of history.

[montanacowboy]

4. The Democrats "Chide" a lot

thats what they do, they "chide"

pitiful

[RC]

7. Chided? Call the Sargent at Arms NOW!

I want Rove front and center ASAP!!!

[Doctor_J]

5. If we are still a democracy

there will be 3 million citizens at the WH Friday dragging him out of our house. If this doesn't happen, you can assume we now live in a fascist dictatorship.

[polichick]

14. As sad as it is...

...what you've said is true.

[aquart]

6. "Rebuked"?

Less civilized societies would know how to deal with that. We seem to be at a loss. Damn.

[bdamomma]

9. dust off the 1934 inherent contempt law please.

we have a constitutional crisis, helloooo Congress. Hello is anyone there??

[Imagevision]

11. Leahy said he would ask for a House vote on subpoena's for Miers,Gonzo,Rove after

they return from their summer vacation. Leahy is challenging Bush's validity of use of executive privilege in these matters also. cliff-hanger?!!

[Supersedeas]

10. when does the concept of waiver enter the discussion

[PurityOfEssence]

12. I didn't do anything wrong, and that's why I don't want to talk about it.

How could it be any clearer?

[New Era]

13. Unbelievable...

....Never mind...completely expected. How much longer before we throw him in jail?