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Yesterday I posted on Rep. Wexler’s call for signatures so the Judiciary Committee can accomplish their goal on the impeachment of Cheney. Well I am happy to say that as of 4:00pm CT the signature count is at 101090 and growing fast.
Maybe this time Pelosi will get out of the way of the American public [...]

Posted by nytexan December 19th, 2007 | Category: Cheney, Impeach, Judiciary Committee, Wexler | Comments (6)

Remember Kucinich’s resolution to impeach Cheney that Steny Hoyer sent to the Judiciary Committee to never be seen again, well it appears that member of the committee are calling for impeachment hearings of Vice President Richard Cheney to go forward. This charge for justice is being headed by Robert Wexler (D-FL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), and [...]

Posted by nytexan December 18th, 2007 | Category: Cheney, Constitution, Impeach, Judiciary Committee, Politics, Wexler | Comments (12)

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to hold the White House in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with its subpoenas for information and testimony related to the 2006 firings of nine U.S. attorneys.
The panel voted 12-7 to hold White House adviser Karl Rove and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten in contempt [...]

Posted by nytexan December 13th, 2007 | Category: Contempt, Judiciary Committee, Rove, White House, josh bolten | Comments (2)

t r u t h o u t | Report: By Jason Leopold

The Republican National Committee said it will not abide by a subpoena and turn over documents to a Congressional committee investigating the firings of at least eight US attorneys last year because the RNC is waiting to see if the White House will [...]

Posted by nytexan August 14th, 2007 | Category: Bush, Congress, Conyers, Department of Justice, Judiciary Committee, Oversight, Politics, RNC, executive privilege | Comments (4)

Is there anyone that Bush nominates, is associated with or appoints who doesn’t come under investigation or question? I think not. Arlen Spector, former chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, plans to review the confirmation testimony of Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito. It appears that after both nominees gave their assurances [...]

Posted by nytexan July 26th, 2007 | Category: Arlen Specter, Headlines, Judiciary Committee, Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel A. Alito, News, Senate, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

UPDATE FROM CNN
The panel’s decision now goes to the House floor for a vote.
The full House is unlikely to take up the issue before the August recess, a Democratic leadership aide told CNN.
The Committee has approved the report recommending to the House that Miers and Bolten be cited for Contempt of Congress.
Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda [...]

Posted by nytexan July 25th, 2007 | Category: Adam Schiff, Bush, Congress, Contempt, Conyers, Harriet Miers, Headlines, Judiciary Committee, Politics, Sanchez, executive privilege, josh bolten | Comments (20)

I think there’s a good chance Miers is going to jail.
House Democrats, preparing for a vote today on contempt citations against President Bush’s chief of staff and former counsel, produced a report yesterday that for the first time alleges specific ways that several administration officials may have broken the law during the multiple firings of [...]

Posted by nytexan July 25th, 2007 | Category: Bush, Congress, Contempt, Conyers, Gonzales, Harriet Miers, Inherent Contempt, Judiciary Committee, News, Politics, Rove, executive privilege | Comments (1)

SF Chronicle

Congress this week will take the next step to force the Bush administration to hand over information about the dismissal of U.S. attorneys and the politicization of the Justice Department, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday.

The House Judiciary Committee will bring contempt of Congress charges against the administration this week, [...]

Posted by nytexan July 23rd, 2007 | Category: Bush, Cheney, Congress, Constitution, Contempt, Conyers, Department of Justice, Harriet Miers, Headlines, Impeach, Inherent Contempt, Judiciary Committee, News, Pelosi, President, Republican, executive privilege | Comments (6)

Chirac on trial
No other former president in the nearly 50-year history of the Fifth Republic has been questioned by a judge investigating criminal activities.
France’s Chirac Queried in Probe of Party Financing
PARIS — A judge questioned former president Jacques Chirac for more than four hours Thursday in an investigation into a party financing scandal that dates [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 21st, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Anti-War, Bill of Rights, Bush, Cheney, Constitution, Corporate Corruption, Corruption, Democracy In Action, Department of Justice, Election, Evil, Executive Branch, Executive Orders, Fear, Federal Court, Homeland Security, Hypocracy, Impeach, Inherent Contempt, Jacques Chirac, Judiciary Committee, Law, President, Scandal, betrayal, civil liberties, civil rights, criminal, executive privilege, immunity, indictment, resonsibility, terrorists | Leave a comment