federal district court

$20,000

That’s how much birther attorney Orly Taitz has been fined by a judge:

Reached on her cell phone by TPMmuckraker and informed of the $20,000 fine imposed on her by a federal judge this morning, Birther attorney Orly Taitz responded, first, with laughter.

"So he didn't recuse himself?" Taitz asked, after letting out an extended, nervous-sounding chuckle.

And to make matters even more fun, Taitz is saying she has no intention of paying the fine:

Still defiant after months of legal wrangling and, by our count, three written denunciations by federal district court Judge Clay Land, Taitz said she had absolutely no plans to pay the $20,000 fine.

"Are you kidding? Of course not," she said, asked whether she planned to send a check. "This is a form of intimidation."

Instead Taitz is planning on filing yet another response. Hopefully in 30 days we will see this nut job locked up for contempt, though she has been a great mascot of the birther movement – proving just how fucking crazy they all are.

Congress -V- Bush

Pelosi was ready for Mukasey's refusal to enforce the contempt citations. Now the next step - court:

"By ordering the U.S. Attorney to take no action in response to congressional subpoenas, the Bush Administration is continuing to politicize law enforcement, which undermines public confidence in our criminal justice system.

"Anticipating this response from the Administration, the House has already provided authority for the Judiciary Committee to file a civil enforcement action in federal district court and the House shall do so promptly. The American people demand that we uphold the law. As public officials, we take an oath to uphold the Constitution and protect our system of checks and balances and our civil lawsuit seeks to do just that."

Let's see how quickly this moves.

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