Democrats are set to subpoena

[sabra]

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-investigations10nov10,0,1887142.story

Democrats are set to subpoena
The new majority is expected to hold hearings on military spending and the Iraq war -- just for starters.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ike Skelton knows what he will do in one of his first acts as chairman of the Armed Services Committee in the Democratic-led House: resurrect the subcommittee on oversight and investigations.

The panel was disbanded by the Republicans after they won control of Congress in 1994. Now, Skelton (D-Mo.) intends to use it as a forum to probe Pentagon spending and the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war.

It has been 12 years since Democrats were in control of both the House and Senate. But they are looking to make up for lost time, and in some cases, make the Bush administration and its business allies sweat.

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"The American people sent a clear message that they do not want a rubber-stamp Congress that simply signs off the president's agenda," said Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), who is in line to become chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. "Instead, they have voted for a new direction for America and a real check and balance against government overreaching."

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Excellent! Love it!!

[Tellurian]

9. BRAVO...They done their due diligence!

This gives me HOPE- We will only have to do this ONE time
and done the right way this will forever bury future power
grabs from Right Wing mongers.

[IndyOp]

2. Go! Go! Go!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[Jawja]

3. Absolutely!

We need to find out where billion$ of taxpaper dollars went and what happened to $850M for weapons.

[wtmusic]

4. The Times is quoting John Conyers? Who's John Conyers?

Are we listening now? :evilgrin:

[Amonester]

19. Hear! Hear!

Methinks the new direction plans are well written and well hidden somewhere in order to "catch 'em" just when the time is right: that will be when they will less expect it.

Round 1 is just starting...

[Tellurian]

21. Yep, my Senator Reed from RI..

will be reinstated on the Appropriations Committee. He's going to be looking into
money spent on logistics for our troops and their aftercare.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. Step 1: collect a mountain of evidence.

Step 2: ....





Investigate, Impeach, Indite, Convict, Incarcerate.

It is not just a good idea, it is our responsibility.

[mom cat]

7. Impeach fro Change . org's petition: Go for it!

On Saturday, Democrats.com and our progressive allies will launch a nationwide grassroots mobilization for impeachment in Philadelphia near Independence Hall, where the Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. The mobilization is called ImpeachForChange. Our goals include:

A grassroots petition drive to collect 1 million signatures at ImpeachForChange.org
Form Impeachment Committees in all 435 Congressional Districts to lobby every Member of Congress by:
delivering books & videos on impeachment
collecting petitions and handwritten letters in front of their District Offices
meeting with every Member to discuss the issues that require impeachment
Expand our Citizens Impeachment Commission to add prominent citizens, celebrities and bloggers
12/10 Bush v. Gore Day:
Hold Town Hall Meetings on impeachment around the country with Citizens Impeachment Commission speakers
12/15-17 Bill of Rights Weekend:
Collect petitions and handwritten letters at malls, libraries, post offices, and door-to-door
Sell pocket Constitutions, bumper stickers, books, videos
2007: Pass Impeachment bills in state legislatures
More details:
http://www.democrats.com/impeachforchange-plan

[Tellurian]

10. Now this makes sense..

All the signatures at the ready, when our Constitution is restored is a smart thing to do.
The Will of the People expressed in unison with reams of proof that this is not a partisan issue.

[rosesaylavee]

6. The DEMs are springloaded

to take so many corrective actions in January, it will make the 'Publicans heads spin.

[Vidar]

8. Glad to hear it.

[LynnTheDem]

11. subcommittee on oversight and investigations...disbanded by Republicans

Of course it was.

[Roy]

13. it is amazing....

The way the talking heads in the MSM kept the public informed about that. Very tiresome the manner in which they talked about this 24/7. Pre-empting American Idol, Natalie Holloway, and all other information so important to americans.

:sarcasm:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. I'm keeping my faith firmly in place that Rep. Conyers will what's right

Investigate and expose the corruption, then let justice take its course.

[AndyTiedye]

14. Is That a Subpoena In Your Hand, CHAIRMAN Conyers?

[fob]

15. I would like to take this time to thank newt gingrinch and the crotch-watching

republick congress that DEMANDED a sitting President testify on such weighty matters as the definition of "sexual relations". It provides such an excellent precedent for having a sitting pretzeldent answer equally important questions like, "why are you such an asshole?" and other even better ones I'm sure Rep Conyers has written down somewhere.

[gratuitous]

16. THIS is the GOP's worst nightmare

A black man with a committee chairmanship and the power of subpoena. There are a LOT of questions that the American people deserve to have answered, and the Republicans have been completely incurious about them. The people paying the bills deserve to know what their money has been spent on, and that lets out the fatcats who have enjoyed record high profits, record low taxes, and the kind of free ride not seen since the heyday of royalty.

Let's roll up our sleeves and start digging. Somehow, I don't think we'll be the ones doing most of the sweating.

[AntiFascist]

23. Being black should have nothing to do with it, neither should revenge...

but the poetic justice speaks for itself.

[uppityperson]

17. Investigate, investigate, investigate. Good. eom

[RedEarth]

18. Let's expose these f..... crooks

[Bjorn Against]

20. Note to Democrats: Go for the energy task force documents

The Bush Administration has gone to such lengths to keep their energy task force a secret, I am convinced there is something huge that would break if those documents came out. I have a feeling there is an Iraq war connection hidden in there, as well as some extremely shady people writing our energy policy (mid-east dictators and human rights violators perhaps?). It would not take up too much of their time to issue the subpoena, and it would almost certainly grab headlines across the nation.

[Tight_rope]

22. Now that's what I'm talking about...Waste no time getting to work!