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The right-wing understanding of Government

A former White House aide and current CEO of Freedom's Watch thinks that the President is the "client" of the Attorney General
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  • Friday, July 18, 2008 06:58 AM

    A legal question: what practical recourse do Democrats have at this juncture to enforce the law?

    As Republicans continue to flout the law, what legal powers can Democrats summon?

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-linda-sanchez/why-karl-rove-should-go-t_b_113417.html

    Karl Rove refused a subpoena. How can this happen?

    A subpoena is backed by the force of law, which means at some fundamental point there is the implied threat of violence to enforce that law, that there's some "cop" somewhere. How would this work in practice?

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