"...and, by the dog, gentlemen of the jury---for I must tell you the truth..." --Apology, 21e

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Chairman silences Democrats at a hearing on the Patriot Act by cutting the microphones

Democrats invoked Rule 11 so that they would be able to call witnesses in the Judiciary Committee's hearing on the Patriot Act on Friday. However, Chairman James Sensenbrenner illegally adjourned the meeting, and basically acted like a dick (interrupting witnesses and cutting people's microphones.)

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