Why are GOP senators on the judiciary committee, willing to play

[Hubert Flottz]

POLITICS, with our Constitution, our Freedom and our Rule Of Law?

They are putting "partisan politics," over their sworn promises to uphold and defend the Constitution and the rule of law, plain and simple... Don't they realize the price America has paid all these years for Democracy? Are they REALLY that stupid? Are they so in bed with Bush and his criminal activity that they are afraid for the truth to come out in public? If I were them, I'd be ashamed, to be seen by every thinking individual in America, as a coward and an unprincipled political hack.

Why does the GOP, hate our Freedom and the Rule Of Law?

[SillyGoose]

1. See this thread. Rove threatened to blacklist repubs who vote

against the President.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=342591&mesg_id=342591

[Hubert Flottz]

6. I saw it and it reminded me of someone like Al Capone scaring...

Judges, Witnesses, and Investigators. Threatening and buying off people like KKKarl is doing, whether he's using votes or cash to bribe or to blackmail people, should come under the RICO law. Rove is using politics to terrorize agents of our government, who are sworn to uphold the rule of law!

[emulatorloo]

2. maybe this is your answer - "Rove Counting Heads on Committee"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x189325

<snip>

The White House has been twisting arms to ensure that no Republican member votes against President Bush in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation of the administration's unauthorized wiretapping.

Congressional sources said Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove has threatened to blacklist any Republican who votes against the president. The sources said the blacklist would mean a halt in any White House political or financial support of senators running for re-election in November.

"It's hardball all the way," a senior GOP congressional aide said.

<snip>

[Atman]

3. Read all about it...Rove is flat-out threatening repubs to toe the line

or he'll make sure they get no campaign support from the GOP.

It's called Blackmail in the real world.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=342591&mesg_id=342591

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. Then they need to grow some freakin' balls and stand up to the

SOB.:grr: Who would want the idiot's support anyway? His poll numbers are in the TOILET and people are onto his FREAKIN' LIES. Why would they care if they get the WH support? That's bullshit.

[leftchick]

4. maybe they are being bribed by wiretaps?

god only knows what bushco had dug up on them. Session's secret boy toy in DC?

[Hubert Flottz]

7. That's the first thing I thought too.

"This Aggression Should Not Stand!" At least not in a REAL democracy.

[Nomen Tuum]

8. Oh,no. As Mike says, Nazis stick together no matter what

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that every Nazi Republican Senator has their little Swiss Bank Account just chock filled with bribes!

[Hubert Flottz]

9. I wouldn't be surprised by that either!

I'd be surprised if they didn't!

I trust Arlan Sphincter, about as much as I trust Bush, to EVER do the patriotic thing, instead of the politically advantageous thing. They are playing Politics with our domestic security.