Another corrupt Democrat we won’t see a story about on this website!

ROTFL, ROTFL, ROTFL

No. He can only pardon those who commit “offenses against the United States,” i.e., federal crimes. He cannot intervene in a civil lawsuit, for example. As for Congressional “inherent contempt,” it’s a gray area and you will find lawyers arguing on both sides — that he can pardon and that he cannot. My suspicion is that he cannot but it’s anyone’s guess as to how this will end up.

Article II , Section 2.
[...] and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/article02/
just sayin’…

and, did you happen to listen to randi this afternoon?
she spoke with “Democratic strategist, former aide to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, now contributing editor to Fighting Dems News service, Brent Budowsky.” today…

he helped explain why going for the criminal comtempt (vs. inherent/civil) is a better track taken…

for others curious:
1. it is the 1st avenue usually taken, it’s protocol
2. it the US atty in DC (an interim appointee) decides to prohibit the grand jury proceeding bringing contempt charges on orders from dumby, then that’s a violation, another one, grounds for impeachment

that’s from my notes… i could be mistaken…

Actually, I don’t think he can. Inherent Contempt is a civil statute, not a federal statue, which means Bush has no authority over it, as his executive “pardon” power only applies to federal statutes.

Comment by VerbalKint

While you’re at it, why don’t you tack on Contempt of Intelligence and Decency.

The last time a full chamber of Congress voted on a contempt citation was 1983. The House voted 413-0 to cite former Environmental Protection Agency official Rita Lavelle for contempt of Congress for refusing to appear before a House committee.

Comment by Lefty Cat Scan — July 25, 2007 @ 3:00 pm

I noticed the media really shoved Gonzo’s shameful performance yesterday down our throats.

Oh wait. They didn’t. Never mind.

Comment by Zehava — July 25, 2007 @ 2:39 pm

The usual nutty obsession of sociology majors. Take comfort: the media unfairly shoves lefty viewpoints down the throats of the common man. You have little to complain about in the PR arena.

To address the point about Republicans eventually coming around, perhaps it’s a good thing that they don’t come around. If the Democrats take this bull by the horns, the Republicans stonewalling may ostracize their party for years to come. Give the Trolls what they want. Give them the victory they’re savoring on before they’ve even attained it. And let the center (who is the key to winning any election) see the outrageous obstructionism by this administration and its enablers in congress, and let the Republicans lose the support of the center.

Congratulations, Trolls. Your short term victory may well lose you the long-term war. You’ll be part of that 30% for a very long time…

Comment by Zehava — July 25, 2007 @ 2:39 pm
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The classic tell-tale sign of TP satire. I still don’t get it… where’s r?

Now that I think about this, this could be the gift horse that shakes up the Republican party, marginalizes the fundamentalist biblethumpers while forcing the Republican Party to go back to its small government roots.

Were the Democrats to be loudly protesting the President’s obstructionism alongside Republican Congresspeople, this could get out loudly to world+dog. “The Republicans for six years did everything in their power to shut out the minority, but now that they are the minority, they are doing everything in their power to block the majority position! They’re saying ‘if you have nothing to hide, then you shouldn’t worry!’ about the loss of our personal freedoms, but when it comes to investigations into their own possible wrong-doing, they stonewall like they did with Nixon. At least with Nixon’s batch of Republicans, they eventually saw the light. Now what?”

However, the Dems forget that they got into power thanks to the will of the true Majority, that’s us Independents, and are too damn timid to take advantage of the opportunity.

Tragic.

I agree. The MSM is failing miserably at their job as it is, they don’t need an excuse to ignore it further. There might be a missing white girl!

I think the Dems have every clue, but they are part of the same corrupted political system as the pukes. Not much better at representing the people and upholding the Constitution.

so, we see contempt bloom, as a small
flower, in the halls of congress, while
all around it bakes the desert of defiance
that is this white house, and this administration. . .
in under two-and-three-quarters-
minutes of highly condensed video. . .

rep. jackson-lee of mississippi,
decrying the echoes of nixonian
stone-walling — long ago defeated. . .

and rep. schiff, of california, laying
bare the nakedly-specious nature of
just about the entire white house
position on blanket executive privilege. . .

all with archival nixon and bush footage,
interspersed — to boot! enjoy the show!

let us move forward swiftly, and ferociously!

i’m not sure how that would play out, but
i have heard that argument before…

(so, i may be mistaken about hoyer/ed conversation)
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