Leahy sets Thursday vote for contempt resolutions against Rove, Bolten

[cali]

Source: Politico




Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has scheduled a committee vote Thursday on contempt resolutions against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential political guru Karl Rove for failing to respond to subpoenas.

Under Judiciary Committee rules, the vote could be postponed for a week, but Leahy said he intends to move the criminal contempt resolutions as soon as possible. Last week, he rejected the White House's executive privilege claim in preventing Rove and Bolten from appearing before his panel, calling it "overbroad, unsubstantiated, and not legally valid," setting the stage for Thursday's showdown.

Rove and Bolten were subpoenaed earlier in the year by the Senate panel as part of the investigation into the sacking of nine U.S. attorneys. President Bush, citing executive privilege, refused to make the two senior aides available for questioning by the committee.

Leahy predicted that the contempt resolutions could reach the Senate floor sometime early next year.



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I don't think he would have set the vote unless he had all of the dems on board.

[opihimoimoi]

1. I guess he is pissed at Bush cause he called Congress Lazy

This will teach um...lol

[Fluffdaddy]

13. sorry......... wrong post

[truthisfreedom]

2. Good work, Leahy!

Rock on!

[SpiralHawk]

3. Nail the anti-American republicon homelanders

Make them obey the laws of the United States of America.

For a change.

[rodeodance]

4. says Pelosi is holding up the House vote on contempt changes!!

December 04, 2007
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Leahy sets Thursday vote for contempt resolutions against Rove, Bolten


Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has scheduled a committee vote Thursday on contempt resolutions against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential political guru Karl Rove for failing to respond to subpoenas.

Under Judiciary Committee rules, the vote could be postponed for a week, but Leahy said he intends to move the criminal contempt resolutions as soon as possible. Last week, he rejected the White House's executive privilege claim in preventing Rove and Bolten from appearing before his panel, calling it "overbroad, unsubstantiated.......



http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1207/Leahy_sets_Thursday_vote_for_contempt_resolutions_against_Rove_Bolten.html


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Bush has also blocked Bolten and former White House counsel Harriett Miers from testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. The House panel has voted out criminal contempt resolutions against both of them, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), concerned about divisions within her party over the issue, has yet to set a date for a floor vote.

If either chamber were to approve contempt resolutions, it would likely trigger a lengthy court fight over the extent of executive privilege and how far the president can go in preventing senior aides from appeared before congressional committees.

[HuffleClaw]

7. "it would likely trigger a lengthy court fight"

i'd have thought this very question would have been decided during the clinton witch hunt?

[KingOfLostSouls]

5. If Leahy pulls it off

it proves one thing

he's not stupid


you don't charge full out into the battle, swinging wildly

you let the enemy cut their own throat

even if the vote stalls in the senate, once its done in committee it becomes public record and knowledge. we are in the long war against conservative fascism. this is just one battle in the grander scheme. I hope Leahy steps up and makes it real.

america is depending on it.

[calimary]

6. If you can, be sure to call Leahy's office tomorrow and offer encouragement.

More calcium supplement to the spine!

Please note the handy TOLL FREE Capitol Hill switchboard numbers conveniently located in my sig line below.

[Mnemosyne]

8. List of committee members, time to call!

http://judiciary.senate.gov/members.cfm

[Javaman]

9. Call me jaded, but I'm not holding my breath. nt

[cali]

10. Oh for pity's sake: It's scheduled for tomorrow.

Items on the Senate schedule happen. I can understand being disillusioned, but this isn't a maybe or soon thing.

[Javaman]

11. Sigh, I know that...

I'm jaded that it will pass.

good god, give me a little credit.

[cali]

12. I don't think Leahy would have scheduled it if he didn't have

the votes. In fact, I'm close to sure of that.

[Javaman]

15. I hope so. nt

[Javaman]

16. Color me still jaded.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2407301

[Fluffdaddy]

14. How many times have we got our hopes up.

For something big to happen only to watch the DEMs in congress Bitch-up and do nothing out of Fear?