Thursday, July 19, 2007

What do you do?


What do you do when you suspect that the President of the United States and/or the Vice President, authorized a leak to the press of your identity as a CIA agent in Africa... knowing that such a leak could jeopardize your life and career, all in the name of striking back at your husband who had criticized the administration? First of all, you would hope that the Congress of the United States might take action. But what do you do when the Republicans can filibuster and stop impeachment hearings from taking place, despite the strong possibility of criminal conduct? Well, you might sue. And that is exactly what Valerie Plame has done. But today, the presiding judge ruled that it was outside of his jurisdiction to hear complaints against the President and Vice President regarding acts pursuant to their duties as such. Judge Bates said, nonetheless, that the allegations "pose important questions relating to the propriety of actions undertaken by our highest government officials." This is something that Congress should attend to. But the President and Vice President seem to be impeachment-proof, due to the lack of a 2/3 majority by Democrats.

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