Democrats Force Secret Senate Session
By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Unable to win their way with votes, outnumbered Democrats used a rarely invoked Senate rule to force a secret session as a way to dramatize their assertions that the Bush administration misused intelligence in the run-up to war in Iraq.
"They have repeatedly chosen to protect the Republican administration rather than get to the bottom of what happened and why," Democratic leader Harry Reid said Tuesday in demanding that the Senate chamber be emptied of everyone but members and a few staffers.
Republicans angrily derided the use of Rule 21 — which dates back to 1795 — as a political stunt but agreed two hours later to have a bipartisan group check on how the Senate Intelligence Committee is coming along in its investigation of prewar intelligence.full text
Was this a political move? Absolutely. Do I applaud them for actually deciding to do their job? Yes. It is all of our elected representatives duty to shine the light in the dark places. It is clear now to people who don't just read the talking points that the Bush administration either falsified intelligence or relied heavily on bad intelligence to create support for and begin the invasion of Iraq. We as citizens and the soldiers who are "Fighting for our freedom" deserve answers.
If it takes invoking a Senate rule from the 18th century to do so then so be it.
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