Consequences for ignoring Congressional subpoenas: None

Back in July of last year -- more than six months ago -- the Senate and House Judiciary Committees were investigating the U.S. attorneys scandal and, as part of that investigation, they issued subpoenas to current Bush Chief of Staff Josh Bolton and former White House counsel Harriet Miers, "compelling" them to appear before the Committee to answer questions. While some Bush officials testified but cited "executive privilege" as a grounds for refusing to answer specific questions, both Miers and Bolton simply refused to show up at all -- literally just ignored the subpoena as though it were an invitation.

In the wake of that brazen contempt for Congress, all sorts of melodramatic denunciations and bold threats issued from Democratic leaders in Congress:



Wow; those are tough words: "hastening a constitutional crisis." "The White House must stop stonewalling." "No one, including the president, is above the law."

Since the White House announced to the world that it considered Congress' subpoenas to be laughable and worthless, what has happened? Exactly what Miers and Bolton knew would happen if they ignored the subpoenas: absolutely nothing of any consequence. Both Committees voted to issue contempt citations to the two officials, but Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi -- for months and months -- have refused to bring the matter to the floor for a full vote, a requirement for a witness to be held in contempt.

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http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/?last_story=/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/23/contempt/

She and the state dept were issued subpoenas, and just ignored them. Bush probably told them that Congress was controlled by a bunch of wimps, and tell them to go f--- themselves.

There is gonna be a lot more blaming after the 2008.

not the dick and w, mind you they are still problems but our real problem now is our congress critters harry and nancy. They are obstructing justice and theres just no two ways about it.

I can't post what I said, It would probably get me banned.

Fuck that lady.

calling her office and not taking a chance on being banned ;-)