2007-06-06 00:49:07 · 9 answers · asked by Fr. Al 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Why did he lie and under whose orders did he reveal her name, and if no crime was commited why such a stiff sentence and a president who's not about to touch him?
2007-06-06 01:13:59 · update #1
Why did helie and under whose orders did he reveal her name, and if no crime was commited why such a stiff sentence and a president who's not about to touch him?
2007-06-06 01:14:06 · update #2
In Cummunist Russia some members of the Politburo got lareger auto allowances because they had to drive farther to church. Same applies to Republicans and Conscience. Not mutually exclusive. Those who accomplish it are superior because of the extra effort entailed. I would weigh one such against the self interest of 51 Democrats any day.
2007-06-06 05:07:00 · update #3
Libby is nothing but a wisp of smoke. Will someone please tell people the House is on Fire?
2007-06-06 05:09:34 · update #4
Libby is nothing but a wisp of smoke. Will someone please tell people the House is on Fire?
2007-06-06 05:09:44 · update #5
Yes, how do we get the ball rolling?
2007-06-06 00:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by Gary M 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There was no testimony that Libby was under orders to expose Plame. In fact what he was sent to jail for was NOT exposing Plame but for lying to a grand jury and obstruction of justice. The exposing of Plame was done by someone else and THEY were not even charged. So no it is not grounds for impeachment.
But if it was grounds for impeachment, ask yourself this question. You can understand why the Republicans didn't do anything. The President is a Republican so you would expect Congress to shelter him when they were in control.
But Democrats now hold the House (who are charged with bringing a case for impeachment) and Senate (who vote on whether or not to impeach). Democrats have no allegiance to the President. In fact Democrats would benefit greatly politically to go through with an attempt to impeach with sufficient grounds.
Yet the first thing the new Speaker of the House said was there will be no impeachment proceedings. Even the Democrats and their leadership in Congress know there is nothing that warrants even considering impeachment.
On top of that there is nothing the President has done that has not had (at least initially) the almost unanimous support of Democrats. To even start impeachment would expose either the complicity, ineptness, or incompetence of members of the Democrat party.
So there you have it. Either nothing is impeachable or the Democrats are afraid of what the American public would find out or both.
2007-06-06 02:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand what you mean by "in concert with". What do you think he was convicted of? He was not convicted of exposing Valerie (007) Plame. In fact, there was no crime to investigate when they placed Libby under oath. The proscutor already knew who revealed her name as a CIA operative but made Libby testify before a Grand Jury anyway. This is what is know as a perjury trap.
Nonetheless, he was convicted of saying some things under oath that were either inaccurate or untrue. His testimony is what he was cited for not any actions he or anyone took.
What would lead you to believe that is grounds for impeachment of anyone?
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2007-06-06 01:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ahhh, you seem to think Libby was convicted of outing Valerie Plame.
He wasn't
Richard Armitridge outed Valerie Plame.
Libby was convicted of perjury.
Are you trying to assume that Bush or Cheney ordered libby to lie ?
Surely you have some kind of proof for such an alligation?
2007-06-06 01:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Not at all. And Libby will probably be pardoned for not committing a crime. The prosecutor was out to make a name for himself, and it will backfire big time.
2007-06-06 00:59:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Bush is destroying the GOP why inpeach him hes doing a great job getting rid of these pedophiles half of his Admin. is in prison now and the other half is on their way
2007-06-06 01:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
bush should have been impeached already, him and his cronies have broke every law going, defied congress and the supreme court. this man must be stopped, people wake up we need to clean house in washington. i feel like i went to sleep and woke up in a third world country under a dictator
2007-06-06 00:59:28 · answer #7 · answered by linda f 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yeah, but it's just not gonna happen. The country's too apathetic as a whole.
2007-06-06 00:51:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely not. He's the one who lied, t'was his choice, my friend.
2007-06-06 00:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋