that he and the other members of Congress are subject to the same laws as the peasantry. He and other Representatives of both parties are all hot and bothered because the FBI raided Rep. William Jefferson's (D-La) Capitol Hill office in an attempt to seize evidence in a bribery case they are building against Jefferson. The FBI had previously searched Jefferson's home, and found a cool $90,000 in cash in his freezer.
Speaker Hastert (R-Il) and others railed that the raid violated the separate powers clause of the Constitution. I fail to see it. The Capitol building is still subject to the laws of the U.S., just like any other building, and the FBI had a valid warrant signed by a judge. Rep. Jefferson had previously ignored a subpoena delivered to him last summer, and refused to step down from Congress or even from Congressional committees while the investigation was ongoing, according to this article. What was the FBI supposed to do, say "pretty please with sugar on top?" Jefferson was apparently being completely uncooperative, so the warrant was necessary, in my view. I am no fan of the FBI, but it looks like Jefferson forced their hand here.
I love it when the royalty in this country is periodically reminded that they are not above the laws that they so readily pass for the rest of the peasantry to follow.
p.s. Rep. Jefferson is the same man who went on a "fact finding" trip to his home after Hurricane Katrina, and removed a large, refrigerator-sized box, using Federal disaster employees who could have been better used to rescue people who were still stuck in trees and on roofs at the time. Wonder what could have been so all-fired important in that box?
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