AP: House holds Bush confidants in contempt

[Kadie]

House holds Bush confidants in contempt
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer
13 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - The House voted Thursday to hold two of President Bush's confidants in contempt for failing to cooperate with an inquiry into whether a purge of federal prosecutors was politically motivated.

Angry Republicans boycotted the vote and staged a walkout.

The vote was 223-32 Thursday to hold presidential chief of staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers in contempt. The citations charge Miers with failing to testify and accuse her and Bolten of refusing Congress' demands for documents related to the 2006-2007 firings.

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The Bush administration has said the information being sought is off-limits under executive privilege, and argues that Bolten and Miers are immune from prosecution.

Still, the resolution would allow the House to bring its own lawsuit on the matter.

If Congress doesn't act to enforce the subpoenas, said Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat, it would "be giving its tacit consent to the dangerous idea of an imperial presidency, above the law and beyond the reach of checks and balances."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_go_co/white_house_contempt_6

[Bright Eyes]

1. Excellent!

Finally some spine showing....

What happens now to Bolten and Miers?

[death to the DLC]

2. That headline

has a hell of a ring to it.

[spanone]

3. as we speak, lawyers are hiring lawyers

[malaise]

8. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

:popcorn: :rofl:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. so the GOP condones failing to cooperate with Congess?

[TahitiNut]

7. Only if it's a Republican. They sang a different tune in 1998.

Such partisanship is toxic, imho. Party above principle, above country, above people ... is inherently evil, imho.

[AlecBGreen]

5. woohoo!

The elusive "backbone" is finally showing up!

:kick:

[malaise]

6. Sweet

Lovely headline. Dems :yourock:

[KaryninMiami]

9. Delicious- let's hope it means something and produces RESULTS

Historically, the Repugs have simply ignored all charges against them as we all know. Maybe this will actually result in some action on the part of the Democrats? Real action- like- I do know- how about dragging them off to prison- or better yet (my personal fantasy) = CAMP GITMO?

[KaryninMiami]

10. Delicious- let's hope it means something and produces RESULTS

Historically, the Repugs have simply ignored all charges against them as we all know. Maybe this will actually result in some action on the part of the Democrats? Real action- like- I do know- how about dragging them off to prison- or better yet (my personal fantasy) = CAMP GITMO?

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. Um, are we, as Americans, obligated to obey an imperial president?