At Netroots Nation, we asked former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman whether the House Judiciary Committee had subpoenaed Karl Rove to testify about anything that could be construed as his "official duties," which is what White House Counsel Fred Fielding has suggested.

Siegelman's response:

How could it possibly be part of Karl Rove's offical duties to hijack the Department of Justice and use it as a political tool to prosecute those people whom they don't like or whom they think are political opponents?

Karl Rove was involved in the allocation of resoures to the Department of Justice and there is a question, certainly a question is raised as to his conduct and the people that he put into place over at the Department of Justice and whether they were programmed to abuse power for political reasons.

According to the LA Times, the HJC has called on Rove to testify about his involvement in Siegelman's case, as well as the politicization of the Department of Justice.  So far, Rove has refused to testify under oath, falsely claiming executive privilege and immunity as an aide to the president.  

Just because Rove has been the mastermind behind one of the most criminal administrations in U.S. history does not make him above the law.  And in this case, he could be breaking it on multiple counts: his politically motivated prosecutions of leaders like Siegelman AND his failure to comply with a Congressional subpoena. 

Siegelman wants you to urge Congress to hold Rove in contempt.  We want you to take this action even further. Join over 90,000 people who want to send Karl Rove to Jail.