Rice Responds to Subpoena
The other day, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a subpoena for Condoleezza Rice to testify on issues of the war in Iraq. Rice said this morning, however, that she was "not inclined" to honor the subpoena.
I'm sorry...but it was my understanding that you really didn't have a choice when a subpoena was issued. Am I completely wrong in this. I think I will consult my good buddy Webster on this:
sub-poe-na - A writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure.Hmmm...seems pretty straight forward to me. I'm no lawyer however and maybe ignoring a subpoena issued by a House committee holds no penalty. But still, can this administration show us any more contempt for our democratic way? Can they possibly prove to us any more that they haven't a shred of respect for this country's systems of checks and balances?
But don't worry...Rice said she was happy to answer any questions via a written letter. Thank God for that.