Congressional Hubris II

Today, the Wall Street Journal has an editorial criticizing the search of Rep. Jefferson’s office on Capitol Hill.  Says the editorial:

Congress’s right to legislate without being intimidated by the executive is a core element of the Constitution, and bullying prosecutors shouldn’t be allowed to violate it.

Fair enough, if soliciting for and acceptance of bribe money is considered legislating.  But we don’t think that is what the authors of the Constitution meant; in fact, they specifically listed felony as an exclusion under the shield and debate clause being used to "protect" members of Congress from investigation for criminal activity.

Andrew McCarthy of the National Review, a former federal prosecutor, debunks the faulty analysis of the WSJ editorial board, and the other critics of the FBI’s attempt to prosecute a federal crime.  His article is here.

Over the weekend, two arch-enemies, Sens. Frist and Durbin, both made statements supporting the Justice Department’s search, and stated, clearly, that no member of Congress should be "above the law".  That the two agree should be a warning to the critics of the inherent right to prosecute criminal acts, wherever found.

H/T Michelle Malkin