Gonzales: the decision to prosecute Miers would be made by Solicitor General

It was at the end of the opening statements. Leahy asked if Gonzales would block the D.C. U.S. Attorney from prosecuting those who refuse to testify before Congress. Gonzales said that he was recused from that investigation. Leahy asked who would decide whether the prosecution would be blocked or could proceed. Gonzales said the Solicitor General would make that decision.

That is news.

...it would be the referral to a grand jury that is either blocked or allowed by the Solicitor General.

and the Solicitor General better do his job

More info here:
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1073944820670

Legal career from wiki

Following graduation, Clement clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court. After his clerkships, he worked as an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis. Clement went on to serve as Chief Counsel of Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Afterwards, he was a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of King & Spalding, where he headed the firm's appellate practice. Mr. Clement also served from 1998 to 2004 as an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he taught a seminar on the separation of powers.

Clement joined the United States Department of Justice in February 2001. Before his confirmation as Solicitor General, he served as Acting Solicitor General for nearly a year and as Principal Deputy Solicitor General. He has argued over 25 cases before the United States Supreme Court, including McConnell v. FEC, Tennessee v. Lane, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, United States v. Booker, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Rumsfeld v. FAIR, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Gonzales v. Raich, Gonzales v. Oregon and Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation. He also argued many of the key cases in the lower courts involving challenges to the President's conduct of the war on terrorism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_D._Clement

great.

for the Assistant Solicitor General.... :eyes:

that is what these guys need to use

corrupted...but then who knows what little legal traps lie in that one, too.

Inherent contempt. Drag these criminals before the congress, and throw their sorry butts in jail. I can't believe this......obstruction is the least of it. A bunch of fascist criminals and their puppet are occupying the White House, and there's no way to get the maniacs out?

So much for democracy.

They would bounce around the Courts for over a year and may even get thrown out.Inherent Contempt is the only effective path now.