Finally there is something I can agree on with the Supreme Court. They have refused to review the Justice Department’s appeal on the raid of Rep. William Jefferson’s office. That leaves a lower court’s ruling that the raid was unconstitutional intact.
Don’t get me wrong on this – I firmly believe Jefferson is corrupt and should be punished for that. I have had a problem with this raid however. It puts one branch of government above the other. The House can’t force people from the administration to testify before Congress, so how can the executive branch hold such power over the legislative?
This also prevents a possible slide down a dangerous road. Imagine if one party controls the White House and the other controls Congress. If the party in the White House is corrupt enough, then they could drum up reasons on members of Congress to search their offices. With the current President, I wouldn’t put it past him to try something like this. Thankfully there is a little more protection there now.