Roll Call: Bush appointed judge to hear House Dems lawsuit to force Bush aides' testimony

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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080311.htm

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Roll Call says the judge hearing the case "was appointed by President Bush in 2002," and that "may be bad news for House Democrats." Judge John Bates, who "also serves on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court," ruled against the Government Accountability Office "in Walker v. Cheney, in which the agency attempted to get information about energy executives who met privately with Vice President Cheney in 2001."

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1. Bates is also the judge who dismissed the Wilson's civil suit

for jurisdiction.

How convenient.

[Winterblues]

2. Makes no difference really, Accountability was put "Off the Table"

It is only for show anyway. ?Something to say hey we're trying really...when in fact it is all pre-established that no one will be held accountable..

[death to the DLC]

3. what a joke

the united states, a complete joke