Well, it would appear as if we have finally found an issue that members of both parties can agree upon. Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi issued a joint statement yesterday demanding that "the Justice Department must immediately return the papers it unconstitutionally seized." Congressmen have hollering about "separation of powers" over this issue for a week.
Here's the history. A congressman named William Jefferson (D- Louisiana) was video-taped by the FBI accepting a $100,000 bride from an informant. The FBI found $90,000 of the cash in Jefferson's freezer. The FBI then went to a federal judge and got a search warrant to search the congressman's congressional office for evidence of corruption. Now, other congressmen are up in arms.
I don't understand why this is a violation of the separation of powers. It would seem to me that this proves why and separation of powers is supposed to be. The Executive branch is holding the Legislative branch to the same standards that it holds other people. To get the warrant, they had to prove to the Judicial branch. So, the Judicial branch is keeping the Executive branch from overpowering the Legislative branch.
So, the real issue must not be "unconstitutional practices" because the intent of the Constitution and its separation of powers is being followed. What then, is the true issue? Well...It is the arrogance of our legislative branch. The same issue I've been carping on for three years now. These arrogant congressmen think that they are above the law. But this is the whole point to a Republic (not a democracy): it is that the RULE OF LAW that is the standard by which all men are judged, regardless of his position in society.
So, FBI...please search his congressional offices. And, by the way, the manner in which these other congressmen are behaving is very suspicious behavior. I wonder what they are trying to hide. Maybe a search of their offices is in order to....
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