Connecticut Governor Ordered to Testify

[Bandit]

HARTFORD, Conn. June 7, 2004 — A judge ruled Monday that Gov. John G. Rowland must testify before a legislative panel investigating whether he should be impeached for accepting gifts from friends, employees and state contractors.
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Lawmakers have been investigating Rowland for accepting the gifts, including a new hot tub and other renovations at his summer cottage. Rowland has said he has done nothing to compromise his office. The governor is also the subject of a similar federal criminal investigation.
His lawyer argues that the effort to get him to testify before the committee violates the constitutional guarantee that the three branches of government have equal power.
Monday's arguments referenced issues that surrounded Presidents Nixon, Clinton and Johnson and the judge mentioned them in his decision. Rowland lawyer Ross Garber cited a 200-year-old letter from Thomas Jefferson, who refused to travel from Washington to Richmond to testify in Aaron Burr's treason trial.
Arato rejected that argument, saying it took a great deal of time to make that trip in 1807.
"We're talking about the governor walking up a flight of stairs from his office at the Capitol to the Old Judiciary Room," Arato said.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040607_996.html

[russian33]

1. Burn baby, burn!

Damn right he should testify! 200 year old letter from Jefferson, that's all they were going on? Did he really though after Presidents were forced to testify he was going to get away with it? He really needs to resign, and don't put the people of state of CT thru this, it's bad enough Lieberman is their (and my former) Senator!

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2. Gee, impeachment of a sitting governor -- but no national coverage?

Of course! He's a Republican. No news value here. Nothing to be seen. Move along. Just a partisan sideshow. Nothing important. Quit looking, dammit!

Why are you still reading this post? I said there was nothing to be seen here! Why are you wallowing in such ancient history? Don't you know there's a war going on?

Goddammit, you're such an America hater! The sooner we can wash slime like you off the streets of the world, the better it will be!!

And, Travis Bickle/Grover Norquist mode . . . off!

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3. His Defense

"Rowland has said he has done nothing to compromise his office"

Can't help but think of what happened to Bill Clinton for something that did not compromise his office.....

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4. Oh! Well, if Rowland didn't compromise his office

Then I guess it's okay. I can take his word for it. I mean, has he ever lied before? To me personally? That I can prove?