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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:17 AM Original message |
The rumor is that Contempt citations were voted out of committee yesterday |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. Not a rumor... It was reported in the news. |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. I heard on NPR this a.m. that |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. When did Dana Perino get a seat on the Supreme Court? |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Oh, right!...This SC |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Strangely enough this court might support a contempt charge |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I fervently hope so, but |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 09:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Some things can get before the Court in days. Remember Bush v. Gore? |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. i think dana was just alerting scotus on how to vote. eom |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. IMO the only recourse after such a statement is "Inherent Contempt" |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 09:02 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Inherent contempt has very little chance of getting anywhere near |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. As far as I am aware it only takes a Majority vote |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I'm suggesting that the pukes would filibuster it and |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 09:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Wait a minute...remember this |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. Sigh. I want to know, too. If they block this, we might as well annoint |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
12. I Heard Today On Washington Journal |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
14. Specter and Grassley voted with the Dems. The repukes must be up to something. |
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