Panel to Vote on Rove Contempt Resolution TODAY

[babylonsister]

Panel to Vote on Rove Contempt Resolution
By Seth Stern, CQ Staff


The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a resolution to hold Karl Rove in contempt of Congress for failing to appear to testify as directed by a subpoena.

Rove’s attorney cited executive privilege when the former top White House adviser declined to appear at a July 10 Judiciary Committee hearing.

Judiciary Chairman John Conyers Jr. , D‑Mich., issued the subpoena on May 22 in a bid to force Rove to testify about allegations that the Justice Department has engaged in politically motivated prosecutions of Democratic officials, including former Alabama Gov. Donald Siegelman.

Rove denied any involvement in the matter in a July 22 letter to Lamar Smith of Texas, the top Republican on the panel. Rove has offered to submit to an off-the-record, untranscribed interview or answer written questions about the Siegelman case, but not about the broader issue of the politicization of the Justice Department. Conyers has rejected that offer.

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[Demeter]

1. This Isn't Archeology, Congress

You don't have to move dirt with a toothpick.

Just get on with it! A normal process shouldn't take months, or even weeks.

[hisownpetard]

5. If they take much longer, it *will* be archaeology.

Just do it already!!!!!!!!

[AlinPA]

2. Nothing will come of it. They could cite him for contempt and Bush**-Rove will say no.

Move along, everyone.

[Nostradammit]

3. I won't move along, thank you

I'm going to stand right here until they arrest that little fucker.

Justice is coming.

[AlinPA]

8. We will have to deliver food and sustenance while you stand there. Also, Lady justice

was covered over with a blanket because her breast was showing.

[RC]

4. The Sargent at Arms should have been charged with bringing in Karl Rove with in hours

of failing to appear. Why is Karl Rove not in jail as you read this?

[Atman]

6. This is exciting! How long after the vote will it take them to NOT act on it?

:popcorn:

.

[jimshoes]

7. Not long,

they will fail to act immediately following the vote and continue to not act indefinitely. As always. It pains me to say this but it likely true.

[RNdaSilva]

9. Maybe another verbal warning.

[bdamomma]

10. this is what the repugs think about this

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jbBwATa8wRP7vcEaEU_ls0okDChwD927PHM80

Just a snip of the article.

"Republicans call the contempt proceedings a political stunt".

[Coexist]

11. of course they do.

but lets hope they are secretly sweating.

[jimshoes]

12. Wow, what do they call not showing up

for a congressional subpeona, clowning around, a harmless frat prank, waste of time????, arrogant sonsa bitches.