Hopefully, he will one day go to jail, where he belongs.
The Associated Press: House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt
The Associated Press: House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt
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Congress has no authority to compel testimony from current and former advisers.
go figureVoting along party lines
yawn
The House of representatives is not a court... more 'Evil Bush' smoke blowing by Nazi Pelosi and crew
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Hopefully, he will one day go to jail, where he belongs.
The Associated Press: House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt
Hopefully, he will one day go to jail, where he belongs.
The Associated Press: House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt
I's about as useful as me citing you for contempt of intellgent posts.
Not very closed-minded judgemental nor partisan of you to convict the man without a trial.![]()
Speaking of closed minded, judgemental, and partisan....
Congress has no arrest or imprisonment powers.
Why do you continuously go out of your way to proclaim your stupidity? Does coming acrossed as an idiot somehow make you feel better... Maybe youre saying "I am living in bliss"... cause .. you know... thats what ignorance is...
What you meant to was that congress doesnt have constitutional authority to subpena or imprison but..it is an implied power backed by judicial precedent... Please stop trying to grandstand with your idiotic notions of applicable trivia...Hmmm... stating the facts makes someone coming "accrossed" as an idiot... then I guess since you do exactly the opposite, you must be a freakin' genius
What you meant to was that congress doesnt have constitutional authority to subpena or imprison but..it is an implied power backed by judicial precedent... Please stop trying to grandstand with your idiotic notions of applicable trivia...
Try looking at the separation of powers doctrine
The precedent is not on the side of Congress in this matter
Contempt of Congress
Definition
Congress has the authority to hold a person in contempt if the person's conduct or action obstructs the proceedings of Congress or, more usually, an inquiry by a committee of Congress.
Contempt of Congress is defined in statute, 2 U.S.C.A. § 192, enacted in 1938, which states that any person who is summoned before Congress who "willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry" shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a maximum $1,000 fine and 12 month imprisonment.
Before a Congressional witness may be convicted of contempt, it must be established that the matter under investigation is a subject which Congress has constitutional power to legislate.
Generally, the same Constitutional rights against self-incrimination that apply in a judicial setting apply when one is testifying before Congress.
Contempt of Congress | LII / Legal Information Institute
So are you this passionate about other non-Bush politicians who have suspectingly committed some crime? Even if Rove did do something wrong, why do you and others insist on convicting someone before they are tried?
There are plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle who deserve to be jailed.
Not according to Sealybobo, Kirk and Jeepers. These three are partisan hacks of the worst sort.
So are you this passionate about other non-Bush politicians who have suspectingly committed some crime? Even if Rove did do something wrong, why do you and others insist on convicting someone before they are tried?
There are plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle who deserve to be jailed.