Randi Said..Harriet Miers has 90 Minutes....

[rsmith6621]

...to show her face to Congress of she will likely face a charge of CRIMINAL CONTEMPT......How fast will they send out the marshalls to arrest her ass.

[malaise]

1. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

Go Dems!!

[blogslut]

2. Charge her!

n/t

[Vanje]

3. k&r

[wicket]

9. And another

:kick:

[IndyOp]

4. I hope the video of the arrest will be ready for Olbermann tonight!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[gkhouston]

11. I don't think anything will happen that quickly.

If I understand the procedure correctly (and I could be wrong), the House Judiciary Committee holds a vote about whether or not to recommend contempt charges and then the actual vote to find her in contempt is held by the entirety of the House, i.e., it's not likely to happen today. The interesting question is whether they'll go for criminal contempt charges, which require the cooperation of the Justice Department (good luck!) or inherent contempt charges. The House hasn't charged anyone with inherent contempt in decades, but it's still on the books and the trial would happen entirely within the House, so they wouldn't have to rely on cooperation from Gonzo's shop to make things happen.

[IndyOp]

15. What part could a special prosecutor play in this situation? Given that Gonzo's

shop won't co-operate - could this be the event that leads to an appointment of a special prosecutor who might just break the damn wide open?

[gkhouston]

19. if they charge with inherent contempt, Gonzo's shop has no jurisdiction.

It's the House's job all the way. They'd appoint their counsel -- not sure how -- but the trial would be the responsibility of the House, not the Justice Department. Gonzo's got no say in what happens.

[MrMickeysMom]

21. I hope they get a fly over of the chase in her a pink Mary Kay caddy!

[wryter2000]

5. Are they going for inherent contempt? n/t

n/t

[rsmith6621]

7. A Big.......

...Yeppers according to Randi.

[gkhouston]

12. YES!!!!!

effin' waste of time to try it the other way, IMO.

[wryter2000]

13. No excrement?

:wow:

The sound you now hear is my jaw hitting my desk.

[Javaman]

6. Think she's still in the US? or did she hightail down to mexico?

Hmmm, inquiring minds want to know!

[catmandu57]

23. Paraguay

to get the compound ready.

[Marrah_G]

8. They can't just send someone to arrest her

They have to file contempt charges and then I believe the local attorney general has to follow through.

I am relatively sure that is how it works, but I'll see if I can find the rules on the web somewhere.

[SeattleGirl]

14. If they go for inherent contempt, then the Sgt. at Arms and the Capital

Police have the power to immediately go arrest her. Under criminal contempt charges, they have to go through the DC attorney general.

That's why a lot of us are pushing for inherent contempt. A trial would start right away, and they would have the power to hold her until the end of their term.

[jbonkowski]

18. That is not the route they are following

Congress has the right to charge her with contempt of Congress and have the Sergeant At Arms of the House arrest her. No Judicial Branch involved. Strange, but true.

http://www.rules.house.gov/Archives/98-835.pdf

jim

[Marrah_G]

32. Ahh cool

I didn't realize they could do it that way!

[Lex]

10. And how many minutes after that will Bush pardon her

or whatever.

If she gets in trouble, he'll give use his 'get out of jail free' thingy for her.

[Swamp Rat]

16. And the Senate can call her back as many times.

:)

[jojo54]

17. It' about f*cking time the Dems show their balls!!

[SIMPLYB1980]

34. Mayday Mayday!

[cherokeeprogressive]

20. That wouldn't be 90 "Business Minutes", would it? eom

[tridim]

22. heh heh heh Bwhahahaha guffaw guffaw!!!!11!1111

:eyes:

Lame.

[Canuckistanian]

43. Or 90 "Microsoft minutes"

Which could mean anything from 7 hours to 40 seconds.

[gkhouston]

24. so, does anyone think she'll show up with 2 minutes to spare?

And give the usual non-answer answers??

[Bitwit1234]

25. Treat her like any other criminal.

remember what they did to Susan McDougall when she would lie for Ken Starr.

[stellanoir]

26. The weirdest thing is her absolute disregard for the law when

she had been proposed to serve on the highest court in the land.

Yikes that is so pathetic.

[SeattleGirl]

27. But, but, but, she's one of Bush's "Girls", so the laws don't apply to HER!

:sarcasm:

[reprobate]

28. EVERYONE HANG ON. They're not going for Inherent Contempt.

Inherent contempt would let them send the Sergeant at Arms to arrest her.

That's NOT what they're doing.

They're using the common Contempt of Congress procedure where it will go to the Justice Dept. and be dumped into the Well of Republican Dirty Tricks, never to be seen again.

At least that's Rani's take on it.

Perhaps they are using it to follow usual procedure and when that doesn't work, they'll invoke inherent contempt.

[in_cog_ni_to]

31. "Perhaps they are using it to follow usual procedure and when that doesn't work, they'll invoke

inherent contempt."

That's the plan. We all know it will go NOWHERE at the DOJ. Inherent Contempt is next. The DOJ will take 9 months to consider the case.:(

[davidwparker]

29. She should be willing to go before Congress. She attends a church whose

preacher used to be http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/The_Christians_Hour/">my preacher when he was in this area. I'm sure Barry must have preached a few sermons on the topic of God-honoring citizenship.

She should know that God expects his followers to conform to the rules of a country unless it conflicts with the Bible. I don't see anything about appearing before Congress that conflicts with the Bible. Maybe there's something for Harriet to hid and she can't find a fig leaf big enough to cover it.

Even still, you'd think someone nominated to be on the Supreme Court should know enough to appear before Congress when requested.

[in_cog_ni_to]

30. OMG! I forgot this is TUESDAY! C-DAY for Harriet! 5:00 p.m. It's now or never, Harriet!

:bounce:

[Kelvin Mace]

33. I'll believe it when I see it..

So far the Dems have been completely spineless on Bush's obstructions. They may charge her, but I will pleasantly surprised if she is arrested.

[Javaman]

35. The time has come and gone. And not a peep. crickets in fact...

Look look, I'm holding my breath.

Sigh.

[LSK]

38. how would you know what the Sargent of Arms is doing right at this moment?

Give it a little time at least.

[Javaman]

39. This is very true. but you know the news hounds would be following the

every move of the Sargent at Arms. Unless congress wants to keep it quiet until she arrives. Hmmm.

[LSK]

40. the newshounds? lol

They are reporting on wrestlers who take steriods!

:rofl:

[SpiralHawk]

41. And Paris Hilton. The so-called newshounds are just corporate propagandists

There is no honest mass media in America. They have failed. They have shown they have no integrity or honor.

[Javaman]

42. LOL shame on me LOL snews losers. LOL nt

[corkhead]

36. She's probably hiding under the Chimperor's desk, with the WMDs

[LSK]

37. time is up, she didnt show

Randi is back on this topic..

[KAT119]

44. k&R! Thank you!!....

[Imagevision]

45. The ball's in Conyer's-Leahy & Waxman's court... these guys have to

eventually show some backbone, leadership? some GD. thing!!

[The Stranger]

46. IF HER LAWYER SENT A LETTER SAYING SHE IS NOT SHOWING, WHY WAIT 90 MINUTES?

:wtf: