Time for a Grand Inquest into Bush's High Crimes

But Congress need not convict President Bush to impeach him for high crimes and misdemeanors. And arguably, the House need not even impeach the president to hold a grand inquest into the powers that he has claimed, registering a formal objection to them. The Judiciary Committee in the House should formally convene that inquest, no matter what the decision is on impeachment. For if Pelosi's sensible political judgment results, as it has to date, in a show ... Full Story »

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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

Without partisan hysteria, Borosage lays out the reason Congress should at least investigate the new presidential powers claimed by the Bush administration. A good case set in a legal framework that any layperson can understand.

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