Thursday, June 28, 2007
High Crimes and Misdemeanors
Think Progress notes law professors who point out that, if a crime is being investigated (as opposed to the usual congressional information gathering process), then courts are likely to uphold the subpoenas.
Putting the thoughts of several commenters together, there is a fairly reasonable logic that gets us directly to impeachment. It goes like this:
UPDATE -- Friday morning. This piece at DKos expands on the subject a bit, and lays out the steps and the players. Go read.
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Putting the thoughts of several commenters together, there is a fairly reasonable logic that gets us directly to impeachment. It goes like this:
- Warrantless wiretapping was a crime.
- The President ordered a crime be committed.
- By ordering the crime, the President himself is guilty of the crime.
- Forget the subpoenas, move straight to impeachment.
UPDATE -- Friday morning. This piece at DKos expands on the subject a bit, and lays out the steps and the players. Go read.
Labels: impeachment, wiretaps
