Thursday, July 21, 2005

Plame Could Sue Rove & Timely Naming of Roberts

Could Valerie Plame sue Karl Rove and/or Scooter Libby for outing her agent status? Maybe. Read this Findlaw article by Anthony Sebok, a prof at the Brooklyn Law School. This is Part 1 of a 2 Part Series. I think that Bush rushed to announce his Supreme Crt nominee yesterday so he could try to take the heat off of Rove and the State Dept memo that pretty much proves that Plame did NOT send her husband Joe Wilson to Niger (hat tip to Jessica for passing on the info) BUT also Bush rushed Roberts name thru so he could hopefully have Roberts in place if Fitzgerald goes after half the administration. We Dems MUST know Robert's judicial philosophy on issues like various constitutional issues that might arise, which may include separation of powers, war powers, treaties as law, and the limits of Executive priviledge with respect to legal and Congressional investigations. But despite any uneasiness Dems may have about Roberts, a filibuster is unlikely.
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