The House Judiciary Committee chairman subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove on Monday to testify about the Bush administration’s firing of U.S. attorneys and prosecution of a former Democratic governor.
The subpoena by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., continues a long-running legal battle with ex-President George W. Bush’s former White House political director. Rove previously refused to appear before the panel, contending that former presidential advisers cannot be compelled to testify before Congress.
The subpoena commanded Rove to appear for a deposition on Feb. 2 on the firings of U.S. attorneys for political reasons. Conyers also demanded testimony on whether politics played a role in the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, a Democrat. More..
Wow.. Music to my ears!! I smell change in the air..
“Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it. After two years of stonewalling, it’s time for him to talk,” Conyers said.
Bradblog has the statement from Congressman Conyer’s website, and a link to the PDF of the actual subpoena.
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It’s a shame that C-Span doesn’t take commercials (not really), they could charge Super Bowl rates for the day Rove testifies.
Pay-for-view. We could turn the economy around with pay-for-view of hearings on ALL those who thought themselves above the laws from the Bush administration. I’d pay to see that..
You wouldn’t rather watch a Gatorade ad, followed by a Nike ad, with a Coke or Pepsi ad? These hearings deserve to be seen by the widest possible audience.
I got my copy of Cracking The Code today. I’m going to start in on it after that two part movie ends, The Last Templar, on NBC.
Well, will it be on C-Span.? With out Bud, Clydesdale add’s.? Hummm. If so I just might watch any way….Blessings
Unless the hearings have to be closed for classified secrets, they will be on one of the C-Span channels. I don’t know of anything classified that is pertinent to the hearing.
Wouldn’t be a Super Bowl without the Clydesdales in at least one Bud ad. It’s not like I’m going anywhere that day, so I will see them this year.
I wish that I could take off work to watch the hearings. I’m just wondering if the slimy pig bastard will show up.
It may be available live on their website. (Just guessing.) While either House is in session (even for Special orders, where they talk to an empty chamber), C-SPAN is required to carry them live. Once “debate” and crap end, then they pick which hearings they wish to run.
Now, knowing that, I predict that if Karl Rove shows up to testify, House Republicans will request Special Order comments until about midnight or so, so that if C-SPAN 1 shows it, it will be late. And I think Senate Republicans will try some abuse of the rules to require they be in session for the same reason, so that if Rove is shown testifying, it would be on late. That’s just my personal theory. (“Think like your enemy.” Some day, I will read “The Art of War”. If nothing else, I’ll understand better why Republicans do the bizarre things they do.)
Personally, I think the Republicans knew this day was coming, and that’s one more reason to hold up Eric Holder’s inevitiable confirmation. (I mean “real” inevitable, not “Hillary” inevitable.) Because of Rove refuses to even show up to say he won’t answer questions (and he is supposed to actually show up and be asked a question before he can say “I invoke my 5th Amendment Rights” or “The President has ordered me not to answer that question.”), we would have an Attorney General who would actually follow the law and arrest Rove.
As a New Yorker, I will do my best to hound Chuck Schumer for giving us Mukasey. He has a lot to answer for on that one, and I apologize that he got Mukasey confirmed. I don’t care if it was part of his strategy to win more seats in the Senate, he helped get confirmed a man who had no intention of enforcing the law where his boss was concerned. I will be writing him often about that. If he ever campaigns near me, I hope I’m able to confront him in person.
Special Orders
“The rules of the House do not provide for special order speeches. Instead,
special orders have evolved as a unanimous consent practice of the House.
Recognition for special orders is the prerogative of the Speaker.”
I had never researched Special Orders. Thanks for bringing that up, Wayne. It looks like Pelosi can block them if she wants. This will be must-see TV of course.