pudge's Journal: No One Is Above The Law

Democrats like to complain that no one is above the law, when it is in reference to the President. They have the right to investigate anyone for anything, they say, because if a law is broken, the people have a right to know. No executive privilege, no separation of powers.

Yet the Democrats weren't condemning a three-judge panel who said that the FBI has no right to execute a complete search of a Congressman's office during the course of a legitimate criminal investigation. Gee, I wonder why that is.

And when Tom DeLay held the vote open supposedly against House rules, they was gnashing of teeth over a lack of respect for the law, for rules, for decorum. Yet the Democrats a couple of nights ago literally stole a vote from the Republicans. They apologized for stealing the vote, but did not offer to correct the problem by restoring the correct result, so the "apology" rings completely hollow.

I am not saying the Democrats are worse than the Republicans have been. I just wonder why anyone thinks they are not just as bad.

and a cover-up

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So there's a lot of dirty ugly stuff that goes on both in campaigning and in how things are run once they're elected. Votes might be bought, sold & traded which though regrettable, is part of the grease that makes the process go. But that was just crossed a bright line. There has to be some sanctity to the voting process - the votes must be counted honestly. They weren't. The article I read got into how both votes were not included on the congressional record. So to make matters worse, they covere

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Yep. It was pretty shameful (not to overuse that word, but it's the best one).

I don't want to pile on the Dems here. But I also don't want to allow people to continue the illusion that the Dems are somehow more saintly, ethical, etc.

While I am at it, I should mention that earmarks have increased under the Democrats (although they don't call them earmarks anymore, so I guess the problem's solved!).