White House in Contempt, By John Conyers, Jr.

[sce56]

White House in Contempt


Dear Citizen,


I wanted to take the opportunity to update you on the status of the contempt of Congress resolution in the House of Representatives.

As you may know, the Judiciary Committee passed a resolution before the August recess holding the White House and Harriet Miers in contempt of Congress for their failure to provide documents and appear before the committee as legally required by subpoena.

The information we have received to date from the Justice Department from our U.S. Attorneys investigation indicates the White House played a central role in the firing of the nine federal prosecutors. Yet, the White House has stonewalled and consistently refused to cooperate with inquiries into this matter.

At the heart of our investigation is the evidence uncovered suggesting that the nine U.S. Attorneys were fired for politically-motivated reasons, while others may have been retained because they were pursuing partisan investigations.


We have also discovered that job candidates' political contributions and affiliations were considered in hiring decisions for nonpartisan positions in the Department of Justice. Our job has been made more difficult by apparent misleading testimony from the Attorney General and other Department of Justice officials.


This politicization of our judicial system cannot be tolerated. Our citizens have a right to expect that federal prosecutions will be conducted in a fair and nonpartisan manner.


There are many steps we can take in this confrontation with the White House. Some are more extreme than others. What we must first do is get the facts that show who made these decisions in the White House. Only once we have this evidence can we adequately pursue justice.


What is now required is for the House to pass these contempt of Congress citations and pursue legal action against the White House and Harriet Miers for their failure to meet the requirements of the subpoenas. Hopefully this contempt of Congress resolution will soon have a vote on the floor of the House. I am not prepared to allow this administration to operate above the law.


Thank you for your continued support for a better democracy.


Your Friend,



John Conyers, Jr.

[lateo]

1. Yeah?

And what are the Democrats going to do about it? Nothing. They will release a lot of fart gas and put up a stink but when it comes time to do something substantive they will fold.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. Hey, inherent comtempt, that's the ticket. Hopefully, Conyers keeps his eyes on the prize.

MKJ

[baldguy]

6. Are there still jail cells in the bowels of the Capitol building?

[2rth2pwr]

3. When will Pelosi let these citations come up for a vote?

Are they weighing the contempt charges in one hand and counting the votes with the other?

[dipsydoodle]

9. On performance she's seems to be

synonimous with a joke without a punchline - so chances are she simply just won't.

[paulk]

15. oh, horseshit

of course she'll allow it come up for a vote.

[sellitman]

4. Good for Conyers.

Wish the rest of our Dems had half his courage.

[Bitwit1234]

5. I think they are trying to prove they are not being partisan.

Conyers knows what he is doing and I think he is following the law. He will make sure that he has indeed followed the letter of the law. And that there will be no squirming out due to a mis step.

[RogueBandit]

7. Date?

Is there a date for that letter?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

8. Good queston.

MKJ

[sce56]

10. Sent: Thu 9/20/07 7:36 AM

Finding the White House in Contempt of Congress‏
From: Congressman John Conyers ([e-mail])

Sent: Thu 9/20/07 7:36 AM
Reply-to: [e-mail]

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

13. Thanks!

MKJ

[IndianaGreen]

11. Hey John, how about holding hearings on H Res 333, the Cheney impeachment resolution?

All I hear from you is a lot of hot air, followed by inertia. You have been sitting there with all this info from the Downing Street memos and you have done nothing in terms of impeaching Cheney and Bush.

As the Christian Bible says, "Faith without works, is dead faith." Schedule hearings on H Res 333!

[RangerRK]

12. How do I nominate this response?

THAT said it all!!

[provis99]

14. oh give me a break, Conyers

Your buddies on the Hill have been farting around with this stuff for months, yet they can act instantly when they want to condemn a private group's ad in the New York Times. Quit insulting our intelligence, and admit this baloney is going nowhere, because your Hill buddies in the party are Bush suckups.

[Vidar]

16. Put your committee where your mouth is, John. Impeachment now!.