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Harman To AIPAC: I'm A "Warrior On Behalf Of Our Constitution"
Jane Harman isn't backing off her call to have information about her wiretapped conversation with a suspected Israeli agent released publicly.
In fact, in a speech to AIPAC's annual policy convention, Harman doubled down on that demand. "I want it all out there. I want it in public. I want everyone to understand, including me, what has happened," she said, according to the Washington Post.
Harman continued: "I will not quit on this until I am absolutely sure this can never happen to anyone else." She said that members of congress who care about Israel's security "have every right to talk to advocacy groups." According to the Post, the crowd "warmly applauded."
The JTA, which also was at the speech, reports that Harman called herself "not a victim" but rather a "warrior on behalf of our Constitution and against abuse of power."
Late Update: Here's the video...
Josh
Zachary
Agreed.
The contents of the wiretapped conversations between Jane Harman and AIPAC should be made public.
Harman has requested this so the ball is in the DoJ's court. If they refuse to divulge the contents of these wiretapped conversations, the assumption must be made that the DoJ has NO incriminating evidence against Harman and this whole flap was just an attempt to discredit her.
That, in itself, should be the cause for an investigation into who wanted to marginalize, and succeeded in marginalizing, Harman's influence in the House of Representatives.
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May 4, 2009 9:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
Again and in general it certainly appears correct and within the proper and forthright, respect and regard towards the mandates of our US Constitution, Bill of Rights and towards the endeavors within our Declaration of Independence of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness for All that I (would presumtiously) concur in the hopes that there will be and/or as necessary the hopefully proper and forthright Transparency and with 'Oversight and Accountability' and that will hopefully continue and restore our proper and forthright endeavors within the proper and forthright respect and regard toward and within 'Teaching Principles'.
(Also as an important mention, is that any forthcomming 'Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Restoration Act' must include that all (new) past cases must be subject to full and complete as necessary, review and consideration, and be fully allowed and received to be re-opened, re-reviewed ecetara within all proper and forthright legal Applications and as fully expected by law and to my understanding within the proper and forthright, respect and regard towards and within legal prejudice and wrongly decided decisions of non-presedent and/or as precedental, where applicable).
(please note that I am not an Attorney and also that I am also only trying to overt that seemingly our loyal and brave and the many others whom have and/or continue to serve with the highest of Integrity, Fidelity and Bravery would continue to be excluded from and within any forthcomming WPA).
Again, I presume TPM will allow me to apply any clarifications, modifications, corrections and/or deletions as necessary.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
May 4, 2009 11:33 AM | Reply | Permalink
Also and importantly to not allow the WPA to re-open and/or the proper legal venue for redress and reopen would seemingly and/or effectively allow for the continued seemingly traitor, treason assault on our US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declarations and democracy as it would continue the support to obliterate and end
Habeas Corpus.
May 4, 2009 11:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
As an Israeli surrogate in The House of Representatives, Harman would be proud to have the tapes released. The congresswoman is duplicitous and mendacious. Let's hope she is not reelected.
May 4, 2009 12:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Harman wants the transcript released the way I want to come down with swine flu. She knows any serious, legal attempt to air it will churn for years through the legal bleak house our civil courts have become. The DofJ will fight releasing it, since that could compromise counterespionage operations now monitoring Israel's perennial spy activity in this country. She's right about one thing, she's not a "victim". She's a hypocritical gas-bag whose affinity for power and AIPAC caused her to stumble into an embarrassing scandal.
May 4, 2009 2:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
This AIPAC/congress thing is out of control. Harman should resign, NOW. And the undue influence of AIPAC needs to be reigned in. Probably by jailing half of their secret agents, I doubt all of them would fit in the largest Fed Penitentiary.
May 4, 2009 2:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Harman "I am a warrior in behalf of our constitution"
Had no idea that our constitution encouraged Reps or any of us to make deals with agents of Israel to undermine a Dept of Justice investigation and trial so that the Rep could attain a committee seat via the influence and manipulation of funds by the Israeli agent.
Can anyone point to where it says anything like that in the constitution. "warrior" horseshit "traitor is more like it
May 4, 2009 9:12 PM | Reply | Permalink