House Dems Say They Have Enough Support For CRIMINAL CONTEMPT Resolution Against Miers & Bolton

[kpete]

Bolten, Miers in Dems' contempt crosshairs

By: John Bresnahan
Oct 26, 2007 06:09 AM EST

House Democratic leaders have begun privately surveying their members to determine their support for a criminal contempt resolution against White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers for shunning congressional subpoenas in the U.S. attorney investigation.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) said the contempt motion could be brought to the House floor “as early as next week,” but Democratic leadership aides cautioned that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has not yet made any final decision on a vote. And one House aide close to the situaton said a vote was "more likely" in two weeks.

If a criminal contempt resolution were approved against Miers and Bolten, it would represent a dramatic escalation in the battle between the White House and Congress over the extent of executive privilege and the president’s right to shield senior aides from Congress.

Several Democratic lawmakers, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said they had been “whipped” on the contempt issue in the last several days, and all said they would back the measure if it came to the floor.

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[Kagemusha]

1. Should've headed straight to inherent contempt.

But I'll avoid sneering. It's something at least.

[cali]

12. they still need the votes for inherent contempt

they stand a better chance this way.

[yodermon]

23. I'm wondering if Mukasey would try to quash a criminal contempt

citation. Keisler probly would.

[Coexist]

2. kpete - are you and yours okay?

[kpete]

4. I am home

feel like I have been in a great battle. No electricity, no phone or mail, lots to clean up. But we have gas and water - so camping out with my broom, mop and laptop. Family is happy to have each other. The cat comes home today. Thanks for asking, kpete

[Coexist]

26. I am glad you are all okay.

Consider this your "Laura Ingalls" phase as you try to make do with fewer modern conveniences!

[CT_Progressive]

3. "whipped" ? WTF is their problem?

How could any member of Congress not comprehend what fucking contempt is ?!

:argh:

[Bandit]

9. It is a term that means they were asked by the Democratic Whip how they would vote

It is not a literal meaning..

[The Stranger]

5. The Nancy Disaster "has not yet made any final decision on a vote."

That she is complicit in these crimes is now obvious.

We better keep our powder dry.

[Supersedeas]

10. pushing some legislation through first is not a bad idea -- SCHIP and some others are important too

[SpiralHawk]

6. Nail the traitors

Why do republicons Hate and Scheme against all that is good, decent and honest?

Lock 'em up.

[havocmom]

7. Ramp up the calls to your reps on the Hill, people. Help convince them...

We The People demand they enforce laws and do their jobs of oversight!

Let them hear you roar.

[Hand]

8. BREAKING: Pelosi orders Conyers to apologize...

Sends personal note of regret to Miers and Bolten for the original subpoenas. Censure vote against Conyers pending.

Just kidding--I think... :nuke:

[VP505]

19. Don't be

too quick to add "just kidding" it may well turn out to be that way.

[ThomWV]

11. How many times have our hopes been raised?

Like a fart in the wind.

[laylah]

13. My thought exactly

Thom. I no longer have any great hopes as past ones have been dashed too many times.

[Imagevision]

14. It's reached the point where these pieces look like spin items created

by the Dem's so as not to look so ridiculous in their constant failures in other investigations that seemed to have dead ended. Pelosi is merely waiting on and Hillary to be installed before she starts waving the flag again, until then, the Dem's are failures, all talk with no action to back anything up especially by not pulling the purse strings to end the war asap!!!

[Individualist]

20. Dog and pony shows

performed in an attempt to make the grassroots think something is being done.

[NewJeffCT]

15. please write your Rep. to tell them to support contempt

and also write Pelosi, if possible

[PATRICK]

16. "whipped"

means it is not physical but parliamentarian in nature, right? In these degenerate times I actually am deriving a taste for the real thing under certain circumstances to expose the backbone.

[Javaman]

17. just because they have enough, doesn't mean they will do it.

I'm soooooooooooooooo holding my breath.

[Hand]

28. ...

[quiet.american]

18. Wake me when it happens. n/t

[L. Coyote]

21. History will never forget the "criminal" in this stonewalling. Why would they risk

being classified as "criminals" by Congress?
SIMPLE! It is far worse to be classified as criminals by a court! You get a prisoner number. :rofl:

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Kaubki theater, or the real thing?

[Hand]

27. ...

[acmavm]

24. Believe it when I see it.

[spanone]

25. sure they do....and they're saving it for what??????

[porphyrian]

29. About fucking time. -n/t

[Disturbed]

30. Bring on Inherent Contempt, now!

Why wait?

[porphyrian]

31. Beats me. I'd already given up on them bothering with contempt at all. -n/t