Judge Denies Stay: Miers Must Appear Before HJC

[babylonsister]

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Judge Denies Stay; Miers Must Appear to Answer HJC's Subpoena
By Kate Klonick - August 26, 2008, 2:22PM


A district court judge denied Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten's request for a stay on their Congressional testimony pending the appeal of the recent decision in HJC v. Harriet Miers et al. The decision means that Miers will have to appear in response to the House Judiciary Committee's subpoena for testimony.

From the ruling:

Accordingly, the Court will deny the Executive's request for a stay. Hence, the Executive should respond to the document aspect of the subpoenas by producing non-privileged material and identifying more specifically the materials it is withholding on a claim of executive privilege.

But it is on Ms. Miers's appearance that the dispute principally focuses. This decision should not, however, foreclose the parties' continuing attempts to reach a negotiated solution. Both sides indicated that discussions regarding an accommodation have resumed.

The judge, the Honorable John Bates, has mentioned before that he would really appreciate it if these two parties tried to keep every little squabble out of the court room, and that seemed to be the gist of his ruling:

Had the litigants indicated that a negotiated solution was foreseeable in the near future, the Court may have stayed its hand in the hope that further intervention in this dispute by the Article III branch would not be necessary.

As it stands, however, the Court must decide the questions presented to it. But there is still ample time for the parties to reach an accommodation. The Court's July 31, 2008 Order does not compel Ms. Miers to appear at any particular date.

Technically, this leaves open the possibility of continued negotiations, but considering this administration's history of fighting subpoenas, we're not holding our breath for an out-of-court resolution.

[hisownpetard]

1. Handcuffs, anyone?

[VeraAgnes]

4. I strongly recommend cuffs

at this phase of their arrogance.

[Blarch]

10. Fuck handcuffs.

we should be revolting.

[hisownpetard]

11. Del/dupe

[hisownpetard]

12. Some of us *are.*

Revolting, that is.:hide:

[DebbieCDC]

2. Oh boy, I can't wait to see her have to march up to Cap Hill

Popcorn please.

[grasswire]

3. I'd be nervous if I were her.

Hope she has told all her friends that she has no intention of harming herself.

[spanone]

5. bu$hco will keep it in the courts till january....

wish i could negotiate a subpoena.....

[liberaldem4ever]

6. Watch these people commit perjury if they ever testify

Miers will defend Bush & Co no matter what-Josh Bolten will too. I sure hope they will have to testify someday.

Now if we can just get Karl Rove to testify he can perjure himself too. Again.

[KharmaTrain]

13. That's Fine With Me

Just let's not push for an indictment until AFTER 1/20/09...don't give booooshie the chance to "Scooter" them. Let them lie and then once this regime is removed, go full bore after these criminals...ALL of 'em.

Rove's already dug a deep hole and he knows it. He's been daring to be indicted so his buddy georgie can spring the "Get out of Jail" card. I'd sure like to make his life a living hell...bankrupt the bastard through civil suits and then after 1/20/09 nail his ass.

:bounce:

[liberaldem4ever]

19. I LOVE that plan!

I wasn't thinking about Bush pardoning them, so after he's gone is perfect. I would love to see all those Bush co-conspirators in jail, especially Rove, and Bush and Cheney on trial for being the war criminals that they are.

[mikelgb]

7. k + 5th

[usregimechange]

8. kick

[jhain]

9. She's writing notes to W as we type!

[CLG_News]

14. K&R. n/t

[Nikki Stone1]

15. They are running out the clock.

The election is a little over 2 months away and Congress doesn't come back in session til September. There will be another challenge.

[L. Coyote]

16. Drip, drip, drip,

Like water on rock, sadly, justice is not speedy in a democracy. But rocks fear water!!

[upi402]

17. Go0d!!1

But I think they'll drag it out and then get pardons like granny's nightgown - covers eberything.

[SoCalDem]

18. She will just Rove them, and be a no show..

and they will have the hearing with an empty chair..and everyone will huff & puff & Harriet will laugh at them all from her lounge chair as she watched the hearings on tv.