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Posted by XT on February 14th, 2008 in Congress

The House of Representatives found Harriet Myers and Josh Bolten in Contempt of Congress today:

The House voted 223-32 in favor of the citations, the first against the executive branch since the Reagan administration. The vote came after a morning of tense partisan fights over procedural motions and bickering over parliamentary rules, capped off by most House Republicans walking off the floor and refusing to vote. Republicans said the chamber should instead be approving a surveillance law passed by the Senate and supported by President Bush.

But Democrats said they were left with no choice but to engage in a constitutional showdown with Bush because he has refused for nearly a year to allow any current or former West Wing staffers to testify in the congressional inquiry. Citing executive privilege, the president has offered their testimony only if it is taken without transcripts and not under oath.

No one really thinks that the Republicans were worried about some other bill. They haven’t shown any inkling of an idea to pressure President Bush towards bowing his head to the law. The Justice Department has already said they don’t really care. So where does this put us? Well, we now have an official action that shows President Bush is stalling. I don’t look for it to change anyone’s mind about anything, though.

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