NewsFlash! Contempt takes a step forward

WASHINGTON (Reuters)– The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to hold two top aides to President Bush in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate in its probe of fired federal prosecutors.

Just the Judiciary Committe, but it will force their hand and make them respond, every bit of pressure helps!

Update 10:32 PST — Magnifico

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for a contempt citation against Karl Rove and Josh Bolten on Thursday, the latest move in an inquiry into possibly politically motivated firings of federal prosecutors.

The 12-7 vote sent the citation against the two to the full Senate…

The Senate Judiciary Committee vote means that contempt citations against Bush administration officials await floor action in both chambers of Congress.

It’s not clear they will advance any further.

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    • robodd on December 13, 2007 at 19:49

    refused to testify, didn’t even show up, right?  I can’t see how either chamber can allow that conduct.  We’ll see.  

    • plf515 on December 13, 2007 at 19:49

    And it’s permissible to post it here?  ðŸ™‚

    Voting in favor: All 10 Democrats (Leahy, Kennedy, Biden, Kohl, Feinstein, Feingold, Schumer, Cardin, Whitehouse)  and 2 Republicans (Specter and Grassley)

    Voting against: 7 Republicans:  Hatch, Kyl, Sessions, Graham, Cornyn, Brownback and Coburn

  1. AP is saying it is unlikely to go anywhere because:

    Even if the citations receive floor votes, the issue likely would land in federal courts in a drawn-out constitutional showdown over what White House information should be made available for congressional oversight.

    Any court proceedings would almost certainly survive the Bush administration.

    Kagro X thinks Congress needs to dust off “Inherent Contempt” and I agree. Why dance around with this lawless administration? The Dems should use the big guns and their dry powder.

    • oculus on December 13, 2007 at 20:04
    • oculus on December 13, 2007 at 22:05

    on these issues.  Hoping we’ll here from Armando here also.

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