Judiciary Committee approves resolution holding Rove in contempt of Congress

Raw Story
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The House Judiciary Committee has voted 20-14 to approve a contempt of Congress resolution against former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove for his failure to appear after a Congressional subpoena.

Voting along party lines Wednesday morning, the committee said Rove broke the law by failing to appear at a July 10 hearing on allegations of White House influence over the Justice Department, including whether Rove encouraged prosecutions against Democrats.

The committee decision is a recommendation. It remains unclear whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will allow a final vote.

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Rove has denied any involvement with Justice Department decisions, and the White House has said Congress has no authority to compel testimony from current and former advisers.

Yesterday afternoon, a coalition of groups including CREDO Mobile, People For the American Way, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, The Nation, Campaign for America’s Future, and Progress Now, delivered a petition calling for Rove’s contempt to Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA).

“I think it’s ridiculous that Karl Rove thinks that he doesn’t have to follow the law,” Sanchez said in a release. “Nobody in this country should be above the law.”

Excerpts from the markup memo of the resolution sent to reporters follows. Rove was overseas at the time of the hearing and alleged that the trip had been planned in advance.

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11 Responses to “Judiciary Committee approves resolution holding Rove in contempt of Congress”

1. Chuck Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

   The NWO punishing one of its own!? WTF!?

2. manbearpig Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

   As many as 14 out of 34 voted against the resolution… I’m wondering what the arguments were to vote against – is Rove a higher degree freemason or what?

3. RayB Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

   “The House Judiciary Committee has voted 20-14 to approve a contempt of Congress resolution against former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove for his failure to appear after a Congressional subpoena.”

   And what are they going to do then? NOTHING!

4. Chuck Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 2:01 pm

   Why would they need to justify why they voted against the resolution. This is the evil NWO, remember? They do what they want…they don’t need to justify themselves to pieces of shit like you.

5. manbearpig Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 3:17 pm

   Hey Chuck – relax and go have a banana or something.

6. JEH Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 3:48 pm

   I’m not above the law, I AM THE LAW!

7. JEH Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

   If I was subpoenaed to congress and I gave them the bird, how long you think I would last?

8. Chuck Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

   89898
   Clit Licker
   Chuck (the fake one)
   Vbzinik
   erere
   2553245

   Or any of the other names you go by. You are a pathetic child. My only consolation is that you will be dead within six months. So keep posting your ridiculous rants about nothing, you punk bitch. You are a worthless worm. Just a train looking for a place to have a wreck. Your family hates you and everyone else does as well. You have no friends and pussy is something you see when you look in the mirror. And for good reasons, you infantile dolt. Oh ye of little brain wave activity. Just another waste of space, resource consuming imbecile. Did your mommy have any offspring that lived?

9. Jayro Says:
   July 30th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

   this will hit pelosis desk and be stopped like impeaching bush, Pelosi seems to be tied into the inner circle somehow. She keeps protecting her supposed enemies from accountability. Alex can you find out how she ties into illuminati matters and let us know.

10. Euphemism king Says:
    July 30th, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    I’ve said it a million times. What we have here is the monkey guarding the banana plantation and it’s workers all have an invested interest in the plantation.

11. Christar Says:
    July 31st, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    My guess is that guys like Rove establish their place within the illuminati hiearchy based on how Gay they are willing ot be at the Bohemian Grove.
    All, I can say is that Rove must have been a real slut to get this far.