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Old 03-15-2005, 11:44 AM   #1
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On the Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart showed a clip of one of the committee members quoting a rule that said they could investigate anything they wanted.

Stewart (paraphrased): Anything? You can investigate anything? And you choose baseball?
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Old 03-15-2005, 11:47 AM   #2
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It's that attitude and that quote that is going to get them hammered by the SCOTUS. They tried that nonsense with gun control in school zones using the premise of it impacting interstate commerce and the court said no.
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