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Let's be legalistic about this. What can Congress legally do?
  1. add an amendment to the Constitution limiting presidential pardon
  2. start impeachment proceedings on Bush and Cheney
  3. ...?


Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 at 08:18:24 AM EST
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Option 1 is out, at least for now.  The amendment process would take years, even if it could be expected to pass.
by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 at 08:40:21 AM EST
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I think 3. would include continung current investigations and subpoena requests...but I think these investigations will end up the same way, if they get there any time soon. So, if Congress has any sense or urgency about protecting the Constitution and the rule of law, then there is no choice but starting impeachment hearings. And once an impeachment hearing starts, no information requested can be denied.

I vote starting impeachment. But...What do you think, do they have the back-bone to do this? And happens if hey don't??

Half the population is under the age of 18. Tanzania's future is NOW...join the 50% campaign!

by whataboutbob on Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 at 08:41:59 AM EST
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Congress has no backbone to face down Bush-Cheney; if Congress did, it would probably cause me to have a stroke.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!
by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 at 09:51:35 AM EST
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At last we know what Congress is scared of... ;)

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 at 11:05:44 AM EST
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2.

"I said, 'Wait a minute, Chester, You know I'm a peaceful man...'" Robbie Robertson
by NearlyNormal on Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 at 03:01:55 PM EST
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Migeru,

3 : A strongly worded rebuke threatening the President of a slap on the wrist. That'll teach him!

Short of Bush starting a new war, nothing spectacular is going to happen before 2009. The only thing Dems can do is to take example on Henry Waxman and Pat Leahy and investigate, investigate and investigate.

If they ever do, the real sparks will start to fly in 2009, but before that, very doubtful.

by Francois in Paris on Tue Jul 3rd, 2007 at 07:41:05 PM EST
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