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  Support for Contempt Proceedings Against Rove.

  Madam Speaker, Re Rove's likely refusal to appear before the House tomorrow, it's been reported that your communications director Brendan D ...more »

   

  Madam Speaker,

  Re Rove's likely refusal to appear before the House tomorrow, it's been reported that your communications director Brendan Daly sent (Huffington Post) the following statement:

  Those reports are completely untrue -- the Speaker has not urged the Judiciary Committee not to seek contempt charges against Karl Rove. The committee can seek a contempt citation if it decides to do so. (Fyi, Henry Waxman's Oversight Committee is looking at a contempt citation against the attorney general over documents. The Speaker has no objections to that -- it's the committee's decision.)

  A source with the House Judiciary Committee also denied Pelosi was opposing contempt charges.

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  In view of your office's lukewarm statement, my question to you is do you SUPPORT contempt charges? Please elaborate. Extra points for your opinion of Rove's role in the prosecution of Dem. Gov. Siegelman-Alabama.

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  Submitted by joann 2 years ago

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  What plans do you have to guard against corruption when Democrats take over in 2009?

  Republicans held the Presidency and majorities in both Houses of Congress from 2003 through 2006. The lack of oversight and serious challeng ...more »

   

  Republicans held the Presidency and majorities in both Houses of Congress from 2003 through 2006. The lack of oversight and serious challenge during those years allowed the President to go seriously off-track with Iraq, appoint cronies and wolves to mismanage federal agencies, abuse secrecy and civil liberties, destroy a thriving economy, and a probable host of additional ills yet to be discovered. The corruption and arrogance of the GOP congress was breathtaking. By the 2006 elections, the GOP had hung itself.

  In 2009, chances are the Democrats will have the Presidency and majorities in both Houses of Congress. What will you do to ensure that Democrats do not go down the same path and disgrace the party the way the GOP has? What can we do to ensure that a Democratic Congress performs proper oversight of a Democratic Executive?

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  Submitted by litzell 2 years ago

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  FISA Facilitates Fraud - How can citizens protect themselves?

  Greetings Madame Speaker, This is a great effort, thank you for initiating AskTheSpeaker.org! I'm loath to add to the the angst you al ...more »

   

  Greetings Madame Speaker,

  This is a great effort, thank you for initiating AskTheSpeaker.org!

  I'm loath to add to the the angst you already hear about FISA. How can we protect our citizens and our national security from the private intelligence contractors monitoring our telephone and internet communications?

  Competitors (or foreign governments) who want trade secrets, R&D plans, bid details, intellectual property or copies of confidential communications can hire well placed private contractors to obtain them.

  60-70% of our $60 billion annual national intelligence budget is paid to private contractors. Private contractors help monitor all telephone and internet communications for the federal government.

  Some of these private contractors are corrupt or have weak internal controls. They all have their own agendas.

  There is no independent oversight, control or accountability of private intelligence contractor activities.

  FISA presents dangerous intellectual property security issues that threaten our ability to compete effectively in the future.

  How can we protect our citizens from corrupt government contractors who are part of (and protected by) our War on Terrorism?

  I am fighting this problem now. Corrupt government contractors are positioned to monitor and disrupt our telephone and internet communications systems before the November elections. What can we do to protect ourselves and our national security from the people and organizations monitoring us?

  Happiness Hacker - HappinessHacker.com

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  Submitted by contact 2 years ago

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  Osama Bin Forgotten and Misplaced Priorities

  Madam Speaker, I'm confused about our misplaced priorities. Why haven't Bush, Cheney, Rove et al been held accountable for stopping the h ...more »

   

  Madam Speaker,

  I'm confused about our misplaced priorities. Why haven't Bush, Cheney, Rove et al been held accountable for stopping the hunt for Osama and waging war on a country that had nothing to do with 9/11? If they're so concerned about "Homeland Security" why not do something useful like protecting our ports?

  Are they really worried about threats or just using "the war on terrorism" as a scare tactic to undermine our civil liberties?

  Why wouldn't they testify under oath before the 9/11 Commission?

  Why aren't they held accountable for vendettas against critics and the media?

  Why are you shielding them?

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  Submitted by needtono 2 years ago

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