A message for the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee- Sensenbrenner

[undeterred]

A week from today I am going to one of Sensenbrenner's town hall meetings- and this time I'd like to give him a piece of my mind. Sensenbrenner is the head of the Judiciary Committee, a term which lasts 6 years and is up this year... but how has he used his position? We all remember how he marched out of the hearings on the Downing Street Memo. Do you think he's been looking out for the consititution and our civil liberties? Our judiciary? I would love some feedback on this as I prepare a statement.

This is what the committee is responsible for:
Committee Jurisdiction
Rule X of The Rules of the House of Representatives, 109th Congress, identifies the jurisdiction of the The House Committee on the Judiciary as follows:

(1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal.
(2) Administrative practice and procedure.
(3) Apportionment of Representatives.
(4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
(5) Civil liberties.
(6) Constitutional amendments.
(7) Criminal law enforcement.
(8) Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the Territories and possessions.
(9) Immigration policy and non-border enforcement.
(10) Interstate compacts generally.
(11) Claims against the United States.
(12) Members of Congress, attendance of members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner; and their acceptance of incompatible offices.
(13) National penitentiaries.
(14) Patents, the Patent and Trademark Office, copyrights, and trademarks.
(15) Presidential succession.
(16) Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies.
(17) Revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States.
(18) State and territorial boundary lines.
(19) Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the United States.

[ClassWarrior]

1. You go, un!!

K&R

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

8. .

[PuraVidaDreamin]

2. Take a big dose of Harry Taylor with you

and go get him!

Can't wait for your report!

[riverrine19]

3. rude pundit had a great blog on sennsenbrenner

[undeterred]

4. do you have a link?

I don't see a journal here under that name.

[riverrine19]

5. rudepundit.blogspot.com

[benddem]

6. ask him to recite

his oath of office. When he gets to the point about upholding the constitution...ask him if he is upholding the constitution or the rights of rich people like him.

[acmejack]

7. Oh God! I can't wait to hear how this goes!

What a golden opportunity! You go undeterred, I know you will kick some serious ass & I can think of noone more richly deserving than Mr. Sensenbrenner.

[undeterred]

9. I go on behalf of the ordinary American

who deserves to have the person in a position like this carry it out. I may have to say I live in the district to get in, but honestly, I think all our congressional reps represent all the people of America, and those that chair important committees deserve to be held accountable.