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[babylonsister]

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Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2007-07-14 19:24. Congress

Miers Warned of Contempt Citation for Ignoring House Subpoena
By James Rowley, Bloomberg

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee threatened former White House Counsel Harriet Miers with criminal contempt charges if she continues to defy its subpoena to testify about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

Committee Chairman John Conyers of Michigan gave Miers until 5 p.m. Washington time on July 17 to say whether she will comply. Miers failed to appear yesterday to answer questions under oath before the panel's commercial-law subcommittee, which then voted 7-5 along party lines that her refusal to testify had no valid legal basis.

The contempt threat against Miers further escalates Congress's legal confrontation with President George W. Bush over his refusal to let aides testify under oath about private White House discussions. Congressional investigators are trying to determine whether federal prosecutors were replaced to spur investigations of Democrats or quash probes of Republicans.

"We must insist on compliance with the subpoena," Conyers said in a two-page letter to George T. Manning, an Atlanta lawyer representing Miers. Her refusal "could subject her to contempt proceedings."

Refusing to testify or produce documents to Congress can lead to prosecution for a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of as much as $1,000.

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[demnan]

1. Honest to God

Do you think David Swanson ever sleeps? I admire the guy but he puts out so much stuff. It really is amazing. Here's another one to post on my Impeachment GoogleGroup.

[babylonsister]

3. Everything on his site is not written by him, but it's a great source

of info, and someone over there is scouring the internets, lucky for us.

[HereSince1628]

2. Restating the obvious is undermining Conyer's effort

Just fing the woman in contempt and bring charges against here in the House. Don't even bother to attempt getting a US Attorney involved.

Scrub the rust off the machinery for Congressional enforcement of its own orders. Each Branch of government must have the capacity to enforce its orders or it becomes unequal to the other Branches. It's way past time to put signatures to the documents that allow enforcement of Oversight.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

4. And don't forget, it's a felony for the Shrub for his telling her not to appear. One more

reason to Impeach his sorry ass!

[DutchLiberal]

5. How...? Why...?

Congressional investigators are trying to determine whether federal prosecutors were replaced to spur investigations of Democrats or quash probes of Republicans.

Why do they need any more investigations??? I thought we had all seen the e-mails in which the whole scheme was laid out??

[TahitiNut]

6. Just like warning a spoiled brat for the "umpteenth time" we're 'training' sociopaths.

Given an inch, they're taking miles. Enough is enough.

[Me.]

7. So When Is Congress Going To Stop Spitting In The Wind?

They voted, now put pen to paper for God's sake. All of them have been furious in the hearings, Leahy, Schumer, Conyers. They know their noses are being pulled so what in the world is the damn hold-up? 5:01 pm should have been the start of the contempt citation. And involving the DOJ? Hello boys, that would be Alberto Gonzo's DOJ. I am truly beginning to wonder if we are just being jerked along.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

8. They are already in violation of the law. Uphold the damn law already!