RAID ON CONGRESS

Dennis said...

its not a reprisal debate, he is under investigation for fraud. The FBI contacted the House counsel and they refused to turn over anything, so they should just sit idly by and let any Congress person hide evidence from prosecutors in their offices. You of all people I thought would be upset about this. This doesn't involve the President at all. If Tom Delay had killed someone and hid the weapon and other evidence that could be used against him in his Congressional Office, would you be for the FBI serving a Warrant on his office? These are the people who can call anyone up before them at anytime to be investigated, but they seem to be immune to their own laws they help to shape.

First of all, they have managed to bring several Congressmen to trail without raids on their offices. Cunningham is just one of many. And if Tom Delay had killed someone, then there is a crime that leads to probable cause when would back up a search warrant. Rumors of bribery isn't sufficient to back up a warrant, that's why a FISA warrant was issued, but then they didn't have Capital police do the search, they had the FBI. Who is to say that the files seized won't be used as leverage against Jefferson even if there is no proof of bribery?? As the article I cited before, there has been that belief of separation of powers so that Congressmen can do their jobs without feeling the White House breathing down their necks.