http://www.democrats.com/mel-watt-last-strawMel Watt Calls Miers No-show the "Last Straw"
Submitted by Bob Fertik on July 12, 2007 - 1:34pm.
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Christy Hardin Smith liveblogged the House Judiciary Committee hearing to which Harriet Miers flipped the bird. Here's her summary of Rep. Mel Watt's remarks:
Miers not showing up for hearing today is the last straw. During the impeachment proceedings, decided to apply the same standards to Dems and Republicans alike, because we have a Constitutional responsibility to do so. The President has abused his presumptive privilege for executive discussions — his privilege does not extend nearly as far as he says it extends. Watt goes on to discuss all of the disrepect of the rule of law issues of the Bush Administration. I cannot accept the standards that prevailed the last six years of oversight — we have a responsibility to provide oversight, and the President is sticking his thumb in the eye of Congress.
Rep. Watt - aren't all of the "disrepect of the rule of law issues" grounds for impeachment?
Interestingly, Rep. Chris Cannon (R) was outraged at Rep. Watt's outrage and wanted Watt's remarks stricken from the record:
Cannon now saying that the remarks are unparliamentary. Watt yields back balance of time —
American public knows that we are dealing with an imperial President who feels that he is above the law. Cannon again says that these are unparliamentary words and that Watt has gone beyond the rules of decorum for the House — personal criticism is out of order.
Cannon's motion to strike was defeated 7-5.
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