Political Bloviation

House Democrats Press Bush on Subpoenas - washingtonpost.com
House Democrats threatened Monday to hold President Bush’s key confidants in contempt of Congress unless they comply with subpoenas for information on the Justice Department’s purge of federal prosecutors last winter.

The White House shrugged off the ultimatum, saying the information is off-limits under executive privilege and that the aides in question _ White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former presidential counselor Harriet Miers _ are immune from prosecution.

“It won’t go anywhere,” predicted White House press secretary Dana Perino.

So, executive privilege covers ideological purges to eliminate any signs of independence by US Attorney’s? Either Congress needs to grow some spine and send the Sargent of Arms after Bolten and Meirs to enforce subpeonas. Or concede that they are in agreement with the president’s concept of the supremacy of the executive branch and they’ll have shredded the constitution.

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