Further telling her that speaking out would get her disappeared would be a huge gamble. They can threaten her with jail if she leaks it, but that's about it.
If she calls their bluff... they are toast.
One of the quirks of being a representative is immunity when on the floor of the house. As Speaker she sets the agenda. I am pretty sure she has the right to take the floor, and hold it.
Which means she can step into the well of the house, and tell the entire world; on C-Span, every thing she was told; and the threats, and all they can do is revoke her clearance. If they arrest her, and send to to Gitmo, etc. the mask of these things being only applicable to "terrorists" is stripped away.
And Pelosi may not be all I want in a Speaker, but she doesn't take well to be being personally pushed, no matter what she may be willing to put up with when they shove her party around.
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Date: 2009-05-18 09:44 am (UTC)If she calls their bluff... they are toast.
One of the quirks of being a representative is immunity when on the floor of the house. As Speaker she sets the agenda. I am pretty sure she has the right to take the floor, and hold it.
Which means she can step into the well of the house, and tell the entire world; on C-Span, every thing she was told; and the threats, and all they can do is revoke her clearance. If they arrest her, and send to to Gitmo, etc. the mask of these things being only applicable to "terrorists" is stripped away.
And Pelosi may not be all I want in a Speaker, but she doesn't take well to be being personally pushed, no matter what she may be willing to put up with when they shove her party around.