Name ONE Repub who wouldn't HALT PROCEEDINGS till Janet Reno was sworn in.

[blm]

Really. Feel free to name ANY Republican who would allow Janet Reno to waive being sworn in under oath.

[KittyWampus]

1. I'd say I'm spitting nails... but what is the point?

[blm]

4. This is exactly the time for Dems to demonstrate the outrage this issue

deserves, yet it's starting off as too inconsequential to even get a swearing in?

What signal is supposed to be derived from that?

[Toucano]

2. What could possibly justify not swearing him in?

I find this unbelievable!

Can you describe how it happened please?

[jean]

3. he's trustworthy, according to the shills and it's 'offensive' to ask

him to be sworn when they all know Gonzalez is trustworthy.

[waiting for hope]

5. If he has nothing to worry about

then why not? :shrug: Oh yeah, they are all fucking LIARS!

[blm]

9. It's OK that we're tapping the American people - If you're not guilty

of anything, then you have nothing to fear.

People are supposed to accept that they have the right to invade every aspect of our lives, yet they can't even be put under oath when they testify?

[Toucano]

6. But nothing could be further from the truth!

That's the whole point of the hearing - the administration is NOT trustworthy!

No one protested this?

What happened to equal treatment in the eyes of the law? If I'm asked to swear to tell the truth, it's because they want to offend me?

[flordehinojos]

11. ruffians and goons don't need laws.alberto gonzalez is one of theruffians

the republican party is/has slowly become bush's goons.

[immoderate]

12. They didn't even say that.

"It's the decision of the chair. We got the votes." There was no reason given.

--IMM

[GreenPartyVoter]

SO true.

[savemefromdumbya]

7. Democrats should have sat on him

they should ajourn and reconvene meeting

[blm]

22. If they can't muster outrage at this....sheesh...I guess Kennedy was voted

down...again.

[Karmadillo]

8. Why aren't WE halting the proceedings?

nt

[blm]

20. Maybe call senate offices of Dem Judiciary committee members?

AND Specter's.

[chaumont58]

10. Senate Dems are stupid

What information will they get, of any value, without Gonzales being under oath? What is the point of holding the hearing if it becomes a Brothers Grim fairy tale recital.
If the Dems walked out, who, but the beltway whores and the repukes, would condemn them.

[Toucano]

13. Which Dems are on the committee? n/t

[blm]

14. The American people wouldn't buy the spin attached to not swearing in.

.

[Toucano]

15. It's a meaningless dog and pony show now. n/t

[Peanutcat]

16. Um . . . . .

Um, um, um, um, um, um . . . . . . . . I got nothin'.

[blm]

21. Heh...you were the only one to even try. ;)

.

[kurth]

17. Gonzales is a little good boy -No need for burdensome and cumbersome oath

[JDPriestly]

18. I can still see Reno before congress, her hand raised, her

eyes looking serious and wise saying the oath. She has integrity. Gonzales is just a mouthpiece for this masters -- sort of like the old Victrola dog. He's just going to say what he has been told to say.

[blm]

19. Reno oozed integrity - Gonzales oozes corruption - BFEE corruption.

.

[onenote]

23. I'm curious which hearing your remember reno being sworn in at?

It is extremely rare for any witness to be sworn in at a Congressional hearing and even rarer for an administration official. For the life of me, I can't recall any Congressional hearing where Reno was sworn in nor can I find any record of any Congressional hearing where she was sworn in. Do you remember what the hearing was about?

onenote

[blm]

24. She was sworn in during the Waco hearings - they held them TWICE. Once

in 93 and again in 95 after GOP took control of congress. See, Repubs didn't think the first ones were thorough enough, so they held them AGAIN - same with Whitewater hearings. All to distract their base while they were rewriting legislation to allow banks to take MORE MONEY from their regular customers.

[onenote]

25. thanks. I'd forgotten those hearings.

onenote