You'd Think They'd Learn,....

After the Carole McKinney incident,..this comes as no surprise to me:

Judge Rules FBI Raid on Rep. Jefferson's Office Was Legal
Monday, July 10, 2006

WASHINGTON — An FBI raid on a Louisiana congressman's Capitol Hill office was legal, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan said members of Congress are not above the law. He rejected requests from lawmakers and Democratic Rep. William Jefferson to return material seized by the FBI in a May 20-21 search of Jefferson's office.

In a 28-page opinion, Hogan dismissed arguments that the first-ever raid on a congressman's office violated the Constitution's protections against intimidation of elected officials.

"Congress' capacity to function effectively is not threatened by permitting congressional offices to be searched pursuant to validly issued search warrants," said Hogan, who had approved the FBI's request to conduct the overnight search of Jefferson's office.

Click here to read Judge Hogan's ruling.


Just as "W's" administration is not above the law (Gitmo, for example), neither is Congress to be presumed above the law!