Why should Republican Congressmen care if their offices are raided by FBI?

[jsamuel]

I mean, if they have nothing to hide, then they shouldn't care... right?
:sarcasm: (added just in case)
too easy
(P.S. - Jefferson should resign)

[Tiggeroshii]

1. I kind of think they are

I also think they might know they are a potential target by the FBI in the coming months.

[Miss Chybil]

2. Why should "good" Americans care if they're phones are bugged.

"I mean, if they have nothing to hide, then they shouldn't care... right?

too easy"

This is almost like a "Why did the chicken cross the road" question!

[jsamuel]

3. exactly my point, they use both talking points at the same time

:crazy:

However, they ignore the whole "with a warrant" part of the search and the "without a warrant" part of the tapping.

[Miss Chybil]

9. Perhaps they don't know what the word "warrant" means.

It does have two Rs in it. Maybe, that's what's throwing them off?

:evilgrin:

[neoblues]

7. Still, that very question...

Succeeds. Alas, it actually pulls the wool over millions of people's minds on this subject. Maybe nowhere near a real majority, but millions anyway. People who simply can't imagine or accept the nefarious nature of those in power and the likelihood--even inevitability of abuse of such power (information being power). Besides, they won't stop there--wherever there is.

[Joanne98]

4. They aren't being good Germans. shame shame.

[uppityperson]

5. If they have nothing to hide, why would they care,after all, 911 changed e

fighting terror demands some sacrifices, 911 changed everything and if they have nothing to hide, they shouldn't care. Exactly

[MADem]

6. Those safes full of cash and porn are too heavy for fat bastards

like Hastert to move easily.....

[DBoon]

8. if they would just do exactly what the white house wants

there wouldn't be any trouble, would there?

[muntrv]

10. Because of the pictures of them fraternizing with Abramoff?

[Buck Laser]

11. In case you haven't noticed, it's a constitutional issue!

Dubya has usurped so much power since 2001 that he thinks he can do whatever he damn well pleases. As little respect as I have for Denny Hastert, he's absolutely right on this one. If he has a lick of sense, he'll take this to the Supreme Court. Now. How many DUers think the SC will do the right thing in this case.

I shouldn't have to do this, but I guess I'll have to explain that I'm not defending Jefferson here. There's a fundamental little principle called separation of powers, and Dubya either doesn't understand the concept or doesn't give a rat's ass about it.

[justice1]

16. It's a double-standard.

[Alamom]

12. The protests from the other side are a little loud on behalf of the

enemy(a dem).

I agree. He should step down.

[slaveplanet]

13. Did anyone else just hear

on CBS evening news, The lady reporter talking to Sheaffer, Say that nobody wants to defend Congressman CLINTON(when she should have said CONG William Jefferson), but the republicans are also upset about the way the FBI acted.

Subliminal lipslip by the librul media? I think not.


She also said something about the potential resignation of Gonzales.

[jumpoffdaplanet]

14. Because they know even IF they aren't dirty

bushcheney has no qualms about planting shit to blackmail them with.

That's assuming they aren't already being blackmailed (which we know they are being).

[Disturbed]

17. Dubya doesn't give a rat's ass about it.

This should go to the SC. I believe that AG Gonzales should be fired over this.

[rocktivity]

15. Ask GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert

Hastert #1 Recipient Abramoff Money & "in the mix" of bribe investigation!

Well, what did you think, that he saw the raid on Congressman Jefferson's office as a NON-partisan attack on the power of Congress?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Writer]

18. Because of the real point of the raid?

They entered and grabbed papers from the office of a Democratic congressman during a mid-term election year. Think it was really all due to possible bribery? :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat:

[jsamuel]

20. Did they have a warrant?

That said exactly what they could take?

[Sgent]

21. yes

but the problem is that the executive can't go rooting around in a co-equal branches papers to decide what is and isn't germaine. The capital police/Seargant at Arms of the House are the proper people to do this if needed. Just like the over-used executive privlidge (remember Roberts' working papers?), there exists legislative and judicial privlidge.

[jsamuel]

22. hmmm

this isn't an issue I am familiar with, so I will take a little while to make up my mind on exactly how wrong/right this was

Does the judicial branch have the authority to give the FBI a warrant for a congressman?

[zbdent]

19. Then the govt would have all their nekkid pics

of preteens . . .