Congressman Warns of Karl Rove Arrest! - Impeachemtn Movement Demands Accountability
When Bush's former press secretary Scott McClellan released his book a few weeks ago that strongly criticized the White House, he may have just been jumping off a sinking ship. But his words opened up a Pandora's box, and now all the evils of the Bush administration are escaping into the public -- and people are demanding action.
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.), one of the four co-sponsors of the impeachment articles introduced on June 9, has made the case that McClellan's Congressional testimony lays the basis for legal action against Bush's top dogs. On one hand, McClellan's testimony that Bush was not the source of the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's name -- a retaliatory move against her husband who had criticized the administration -- directly points to Cheney as the source. Wexler forcefully argued that this in itself was enough to initiate impeachment hearings against Cheney.
But it doesn't stop there. Karl Rove has also been implicated in the leak, and has been subpoenaed to testify before the Judiciary Committee. But Rove has brazenly refused to reply to the subpoenas. Will Congress let Bush's team simply act with impunity, even when they've left office? Wexler thundered, "We have the power of inherent contempt, and need be, we should use it." In other words, Congress has the power to arrest Rove if he fails to respond to the Judiciary Committee.
This would be an important signal to the Bush administration that accountability and justice are the order of the day. It would give pause to his team that they can no longer act with reckless abandon -- that the people of this country mean business.