Send Karl Rove To Jail

by dday

I’m watching the premiere of Meet The Bloggers, a brand-new Web-only issues and answers chat show, at the main hall at Netroots Nation. Marcy Wheeler, Baratunde from Jack and Jill Politics and Liliana from Alternet are discussing the case of Karl Rove blowing off the House Judiciary Committee and politicizing the Justice Department. I saw Don Siegelman today, and we all know this story, but to hear Gov. Siegelman say it himself is absolutely stunning. As he said, “If this can happen to me, someone with power and authority, this can happen to you and your family.” This is about perverting the system of justice and restoring fundamental rights and the rule of law.

There’s a lot of activity around this today. Gov. Siegelman put up a site called ContemptForRove.com, to send a petition to legislators to not let up on their emasculation by this Administration.

Recently, the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Karl Rove, demanding his testimony about his own role in the politicization of the Department of Justice and politically motivated prosecutions of Democratic leaders, including me.

Karl Rove refused to even show up for the hearing, claiming that Congress has no power to compel senior White House officials from testifying. That’s outrageous. Yet again, Karl Rove has showed his callous disregard for the law and for Congress’ constitutional role as a co-equal branch of government.

It’s time for Congress to act: Forward an email to your Member of Congress below, urging him or her to support a contempt resolution against Karl Rove. If Karl Rove won’t respond to a legitimate Congressional subpoena, it’s time to turn up the heat.

And Brave New Films has come out with SendKarlRoveToJail.com.

To paraphrase Baratunde Thurston, there are 2.3 million people in prison in this country, but Karl Rove can blow off Congress and have relative impunity. If anyone deserves jail, it’s him. If we give up and say that Congress won’t do a thing, then in a way we’re complicit in this ourselves. Keep up the pressure.

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