What the hell good is Rove and Miers' sworn testimony...

jmowreader

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:12 PM
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What the hell good is Rove and Miers' sworn testimony...

if they "take the Fifth" on every question?

I fear that's exactly what will happen, and without immunizing both of them, there's no way to compel them to answer anything.

"State your name for the record, please."
'I take the fifth.'

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Vinca

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:16 PM
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1. If they "take the fifth," the writing is on the wall. Guilty, guilty, guilty. nt

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cynatnite

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:17 PM
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2. more kindling for the fire

:evilgrin:

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John Q. Citizen

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:17 PM
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3. That would be great. The President's top advisors refusing to incriminate themselves

Edited on Tue Mar-20-07 04:18 PM by John Q. Citizen

would make my day.

Couldn't be a better way to push congress to impeach.

I hope they try that.

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madinmaryland

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:19 PM
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4. It's not under oath.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/20/us.attorneys.firings/index.html

blah, blah, blah. They can say or not say anything they want.

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robinlynne

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:24 PM
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7. many things have happened since then. Leahy said no way to that proposal.

Said he will issue subpoenas. Conyers' office said (to a DUer on the phone) that Wh has already agreed to let them testify under oath.
they have a choice between under oath voluntarily, under oath udder subpoena, Adan trying to fight the subpoenas, which WILL be issued.

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liberalnurse

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:25 PM
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8. That is just what the White House

OFFERED......The Congressional Committee will not accept that. Per Lahey and Schumer.

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Geoff R. Casavant

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:20 PM
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5. I agree with the three prior posters

Since a congressional hearing is not a criminal trial, if Rove or Miers take the Fifth, the committee will be entitled to presume that any answer they would have given would have been bad for them.

In the court of public opinion, taking the Fifth is the equivalent of confessing.

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WinkyDink

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:20 PM
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6. That would be some excellent PR, no? Hee!

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Nay

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:29 PM
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9. If they take the Fifth, tell them the Constitution is "just a goddamn piece

of paper."

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TahitiNut

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:33 PM
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10. IANAL, but I don't believe "the Fifth" is available in civil proceedings.

It's a protection against self-inCRIMINAtion .... in criminal proceedings. Unless there's a criminal proceeding (investigation, prosecution, indictment, etc.), I doubt it would be permitted.

They'd be cited for contempt of Congress, I believe ... and whatever penalties that confers.

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valerief

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:38 PM
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11. Pour a fifth down each one's throat and they'll sing, sing, sing. nt

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VP505

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Tue Mar-20-07 04:49 PM
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12. I think a

cattle prod would be more effective. Mr Rove can you tell the committee, "NO I invoke my Fifth Amendment Right", ouch ouch oh that hurts pleeeeze pleeeeze turn it off. I'll talk, I'll talk. He, he, he.

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jmowreader

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Tue Mar-20-07 05:30 PM
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13. No cattle prods.

I got a better idea: Let's waterboard the sumbitch.

In fact, let's get the best waterboarder the CIA has.

Waterboarding Rove will do three things:

First, it will let us torture Rove some, and that would be worth the price of admission all by itself.
Next, it would allow the American people to see what waterboarding really is, and not what Pigboy says it is.
And finally, it would make it very clear that the preznit that would allow something like that needs to be impeached.

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