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Man, talk about plastic surgery gone wrong. And those teeth!
Day: May 24, 2006
Privilege Trumps Criminal Activity
In yet another example of how members of Congress are completely out of touch, a number of Republicans have complained about the FBI search of Rep. William Jefferson’s office as a result of an investigation into bribery charges against the man. Speaker Hastert has complained directly to the president.
CQ asks an appropriate question.
Does Congress really want to establish a precedent that neither branch has to answer subpoenas if issued by the other, even if approved by a judge — which this particular subpoena was?
While Congress members rarely have a problem interpreting the constitution on matters that involve outsiders, they seem to have difficulty interpreting the real meaning of its words when used in context with the illegal activity of their own.
United States Constitution ~ Article I ~ § 6 ~ ¶ 1:
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place. (emphasis is mine)
Dafydd has much more.
STILL MORE: Pelosi tells Jefferson to resign. He refuses. Hastert demands that the FBI return Jefferson’s documents.
Why Aren’t We Droppin’ Bombs?
ABC News reports ‘Pakistani government sources’ have told them that Osama bin Laden and his posse are on the move and have been sighted in a valley area 40 miles inside the Pakistan border.
If we know this kind of stuff, why don’t we get him? Are we worried about entering Pakistan to take him out? If so, why? If President Pervez Musharraf is an ally, why isn’t he doing anything to help us out with this guy?
It drives me crazy that bin Laden can record audio and shoot video, get it to contacts who courier the goods to alJazeera in a matter of hours, then beam his psychobabble around the world.