Are Liberals on the hunt for political agenda or to enforce the laws of the land?

Question

Gonzales Aide to Invoke Fifth Amendment
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

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WASHINGTON -- Monica Goodling, a Justice Department official involved in the firings of federal prosecutors, will refuse to answer questions at upcoming Senate hearings, citing Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, her lawyer said Monday.

"The potential for legal jeopardy for Ms. Goodling from even her most truthful and accurate testimony under these circumstances is very real," said the lawyer, John Dowd.

He said that members of the House and Senate Judiciary committees seem already to have made up their minds that wrongdoing has occurred in the firings.

Answer 1

Both parties do everything for their own gain. They care nothing for the citizens of our great nation.

Answer 2

Both. The Democrats said they would “drain the swamp” so that fits into their political agenda and the laws of the land have apparently been violated.

Obviously something very wrong has occurred here and it just gets worse every day. I think the Democrats should grant Ms. Goodling immunity from criminal prosecution and thereby force her to testify. She can’t claim that the whole thing was her idea since the mounting evidence is proving otherwise so I see little downside in granting immunity.

Answer 3

Why are the two mutually exclusive in your opinion? They certainly are not in the eyes of the office holders. So my answer is both: the hunt is partisan, but based on trying to hold the other party accountable for it's action. If an investigation was unpopular with the party's constituents, it would be overlooked. This happens no matter who is in office, and it is not a bad thing to have this healthy cheque on the executive for once in six years. The Republicans did the same thing when they held the majority and Clinton was in office. Does it grow tiresome? Yes. Will it stop? Never.

Answer 4

Its springtime in Washington DC. The Cherry Blossoms are in bloom. And its partisan politics as usual.

Yes. The Democrats are on a hunt for an agenda. As always. Just like the Republicans were when the Democrats were in power.

Nothing has changed except the power moves from one side of the political aisle to the other.

That is why our government is a broken down mess. Too much meaningless drivel and not enough substantive policy making.

The whole thing wreaks of disgust.

I look at the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Emancipation Proclamation. I see the finest handiwork of brilliant minds.

Then I look at the collection of half-wits, nit-wits and dim-wits in Washington today and I just want to cry out, "What the h___going on here?"

I digress. Yes its partisan politics. Gonzales fired the prosecutors along with his cadre of aides because they wouldn't do the political bidding of the Republican party.

I'm sorry they were fired. It sounds like they believed in ethical use of power. Not witch hunts.

The whole thing is a concerted waste of our tax dollars.

Answer 5

Most recent presidents, including Bill Clinton, have fired almost all of the federal judges two years into their terms. This is the same thing that has happened before, and it has never been a big deal before. The liberals are just trying to make themselves look good by going on a witch hunt. It's the same thing they did at the beginning of their reign as majority. They said they would actually get things done and spend more time on the job. That didn't happen. And they won't get anything done with this.

Answer 6

Since firing the attorneys was not illegal, it can't possibly be about enforcing the law; therefore, it must be about a political agenda. As long as they are on a partisan witch hunt one would be a fool to testify, as they'd hop on the statement, "I don't remember" and charge you with perjurty like they did Libby.

Answer 7

If this person has nothing to hide, let her speak the truth. I want the enemies of this nation, both foreign and domestic, to fear. And truth is the best weapon to clear the deck, once and for all.

And don't think for one second the whole spectrum of policital action involves reactionaries and radicals. The silent majority still exists, but not in the way you would hope...

The reactionaries do not speak for the majority.

Answer 8

Enforce the laws of the land - which is a refreshing change from six years of autocracy buttressed by Repubican sheeple in Congress (and yes, I do hold the Dems to account during those same six years).

Answer 9

The best move is to plead the 5th. It seems like any time there has been a senate hearing, someone ends up with a perjury charge.

Answer 10

In this case, the answer is "On the hunt for a political agenda!" in my humble opinion.