11 GOP senators urge Gorelick to testify

Washington Times ^ | 4/23/04 | Charles Hurt and Stephen Dinan

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Eleven Republican senators sent a letter to the September 11 commission yesterday, asking that panel member Jamie S. Gorelick testify publicly about her role in defining the relationship between law enforcement and intelligence during her tenure in the Clinton Justice Department.

[secret garden]

Who are the other 10?

[JLS]

From the article:

" "The attitude displayed by individual members of the committee is very troubling to me," said Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, who signed Mr. Bond's letter.
Other Republican senators signing the note are Trent Lott of Mississippi, Ted Stevens of Alaska, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, Robert F. Bennett of Utah, Conrad Burns of Montana, Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Norm Coleman of Minnesota and Don Nickles of Oklahoma."

[JLS]

BTW, I think this is great. It keeps this issue in the news further showing this "commission" for what it is.

[secret garden]

Thank you. I scanned it too quickly. Is that a typo or does it really say Trent Lott???

[no dems]

Forgive my ignorance but who appointed the 9-11 Commission anyhow?

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[ScaniaBoy]

Medical sensation!

Adult man grows a pair!

[FlyVet]

She won't testify unless she is subpeonaed. And then, we will hear her say, "I don't recall, I don't recall" about 500 times. She's a Clintonite WEASEL.

[JLS]

Well I am really glad I replied now. That line about Trent Lott got me to laugh aloud.

The 9-11 commisioners were appointed by the following mechanisms:

"COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.

(a) Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 10 members, of whom--

(1) 1 member shall be appointed by the President, who shall
serve as chairman of the Commission;

(2) 1 member shall be appointed by the leader of the Senate
(majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of the
Democratic Party, in consultation with the leader of the House of Representatives (majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of the Democratic Party, who shall serve as vice chairman of the Commission;

(3) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the Senate leadership of the Democratic Party;

(4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Republican Party;

(5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the Senate leadership of the Republican Party; and

(6) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Democratic Party.

(b) Qualifications; Initial Meeting.--

(1) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 5 members of the Commission shall be from the same political party.

(2) Nongovernmental appointees.--An individual appointed to
the Commission may not be an officer or employee of the Federal Government or any State or local government.

(3) Other qualifications.--It is the sense of Congress that
individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent
United States citizens, with national recognition and
significant depth of experience in such professions as
governmental service, law enforcement, the armed services, law, public administration, intelligence gathering, commerce (including aviation matters), and foreign affairs.

(4) Deadline for appointment.--All members of the Commission shall be appointed on or before December 15, 2002.

(5) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall meet and begin
the operations of the Commission as soon as practicable."

I took this information from the 9-11 Commision website:

http://www.9-11commission.gov/about/107-306.title6.htm

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Nothing will happen on Friday.The clowns have to get ready for face time on TV Sat and Sunday.

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