Josh Marshall writes:
Gotta love this. The White House will allow Rove and Miers to testify about the US Attorney Purge. But they can’t be under oath. It has to be behind closed doors and no transcript can be kept.And probably the whole thing has to take place at an undisclosed location and the senators have to wear blindfolds.
Regrettably, only the last sentence is a joke.
It is bothersome that servants of the people, granted not duly elected, yet those who work in the peoples house, whose salaries are paid by the taxpayers, who are appointed to serve our duly elected representatives (and thus we the people) consider themselves to be above the law in that they are afforded privileges not afforded to the average joe. One more example of the downfall of democracy.
Call me an idealist, but why is the Bush White House immune to basic processes of law? Why are they being allowed to dictate how testimony will be conducted?
Reality check: the deposition of President Clinton was videotaped and released to the public.
The testimony of Rove and Miers should be just as public.
