{"id":2591,"date":"2007-07-13T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-13T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=2591"},"modified":"2021-05-20T19:39:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T01:39:32","slug":"rep-mel-watt-closer-to-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/07\/rep-mel-watt-closer-to-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) Speaks Impeachment in House Sub-Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christy Hardin Smith liveblogged the House Judiciary Committee hearing to which Harriet Miers flipped the bird.<\/p>\n

Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) is on the subcommittee which currently has the resolution to impeach Cheney, so his opinion is extremely important!<\/p>\n

Here’s Smith’s paraphrased summary of Rep. Watt’s remarks:
\n“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.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) was outraged at Rep. Watt’s outrage and wanted Watt’s remarks stricken from the record — again summarized by Smith:
\n“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.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Cannon’s motion to strike was defeated 7-5.<\/p>\n

(Original Article)<\/p>\n

Rep. Mel Watt
\n(202) 225-1510
\nmel.watt@mail.house.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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