Above the law
By Libby
No real surprise in the plea for immunity coming from Cheney, Rove, Libby and Armitage in Plame's civil suit, but Cheney's breath-taking hubris continues to astound. The rest of the guys are saying they can't be held liable because it was their job to lie. They are of course calling it an appropriate "foreign policy dispute." But Cheney's lawyer also advanced his favorite fourth branch of government theory, "arguing that Cheney is legally akin to the president because of his unique government role, and has absolute immunity from any lawsuit."
As I recall, the last time he used that argument was to suggest he has absolute immunity from Congressional investigations too. In the world according to Dick, he is answerable to no higher, much less equal, power because there is none. I'll be very interested to see whether or not the judge agrees.
No real surprise in the plea for immunity coming from Cheney, Rove, Libby and Armitage in Plame's civil suit, but Cheney's breath-taking hubris continues to astound. The rest of the guys are saying they can't be held liable because it was their job to lie. They are of course calling it an appropriate "foreign policy dispute." But Cheney's lawyer also advanced his favorite fourth branch of government theory, "arguing that Cheney is legally akin to the president because of his unique government role, and has absolute immunity from any lawsuit."
As I recall, the last time he used that argument was to suggest he has absolute immunity from Congressional investigations too. In the world according to Dick, he is answerable to no higher, much less equal, power because there is none. I'll be very interested to see whether or not the judge agrees.
Labels: Bush Crimes, Cheney, rule of law
posted by Libby Spencer at 7:06 PM
4 Comments:
Cheney and Paris Hilton, the air up there must be a gas...
I imagine it stinks like rotten eggs.
"legally akin"? that doesn't seem possible. lgality implies there is a legal defination while akin is vague by definition. UNless he means he is literally a "kin" as in a brother or uncle to the president.
I wonder if the immunity these gyus got in the libby trial holds for the civil case. be funny if all that stuff they thought no one would ever see was brought out.
I think of all these thugs, the one I would most like to see frogwalked out of the White House is Cheney, Lester.
That bloodsucker is more akin to Dracula than anything else.
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