Rep. Sanchez: Karl Rove Should Go To Jail

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Rep. Sanchez: Karl Rove Should Go To Jail
Yesterday, former White House adviser Karl Rove skipped the country and refused to to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the politicization of the Justice Department, despite a subpoena.

House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA), chairwoman of the Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee, rejected Rove’s claim of executive privilege. Conyers called Rove’s absence an “insult to the American people and to the system of checks and balances that are the basis of our constitution and our democracy.”

Yesterday, Sanchez appeared on MSNBC and said that “in the next couple of weeks,” the Judiciary committee will vote to hold Rove in contempt. She believes that if the measure goes to the full House for a vote, there “a very great probability” that it would be approved. Sanchez also said that she thinks Rove should go to jail:

SHUSTER: But in any case, you want Karl Rove put in jail for this, right?

SANCHEZ: I would like to see him held accountable for his complete disregard of the law absolutely.

SHUSTER: But will you say “Yes, Karl Rove should go to jail if he doesn’t cooperate”?

SANCHEZ: I personally believe, yes, absolutely. Anybody who scoffs at the law and who has committed an offense that is punishable by jail time should be put in jail.

VIDEO: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/11/sanchez-rove-jail/

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. I watched that and she seem to scoot around the question of using

Inherent contempt. Of course he should be in jail, but until they talk
strongly about using inherent contempt they are just playing the game.

[Winterblues]

2. Is there any person anywhere in the USA that believes they will use Inherent contempt?

We know that money talks and bullshit walks..No one and I mean NO ONE will ever be held accountable in any fashion for these last eight years..Democrats know that they will not suffer for their utter contempt for our Constitution or their Cowardice in holding criminals accountable..They rub it in our face by saying "Who else will you vote for?" They know we will never vote for a Republican so they feel free to do any damn thing they please and flaunt it..

[Frustratedlady]

3. I agree. I'm beginning to think that they only reason Congress complains...

is so they can send out messages which also include, "Please Donate" to help them fight the cause. They are being paid to fight the cause.

No wonder their ranking is so low in the polls.