Inherent Contempt or Bust

Pelosi? Conyers? You listening?

“In circumstances like this, the constitutional prerogatives of the president make it futile and purely political for Congress to refer to a U.S. attorney a contempt citation,” White House spokesman Tony Snow said yesterday. “The legislative branch is not in a position to compel action on the part of the executive branch, other than in areas related to its legitimate oversight role.”

It’s Inherent Contempt or it’s the end of the Republic.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.