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Let's not forget that the congress held hearings on steroids on their grossly distorted construction of the commerce clause which they claim gives them power over businesses (states only), and a supposed prohibitive power over personal consumption, again no such power was delegated, and if such a power can be claimed to exist at all, then it certainly would reside with the states per the tenth.
Also, the congress has no power to summon non federal employees to testify before them, as they are not a court and their Grand Inquest power to compel testimony is only related to their sphere of authority, the federal government.
The above being the facts, it is the members of the congress involved in these crimes against citizens who need to...
If it were a crime to venture onto Capitol Hill to reveal yourself as a self-absorbed liar with an inability to admit mistakes, there would be tumbleweeds blowing through the vacant halls of Congress. Fortunately for members of the legislative branch, that is not a crime. Unless your name is Roger Clemens.
The eccentric baseball legend is not one to let people disparage him without a forceful response, any more than he was one to let batters crowd the plate without retaliation. A couple of years ago, after being accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, he voluntarily appeared before a House committee to...
So even if the Federal Government wanted to invoke their power through the commerce clause on this issue, it's completely contradictory based on the US Supreme Court's ruling...