It's not legal to ignore a subpoena. The issue is who can do something about it if you ignore it. The advantage Rove/Cheney have is that the contempt power of Congress (which is what is used to enforce subpoenas) is enforced by the Justice Department. Which is controlled by the executive branch. The McCain campaign, through Alaskan surrogates, is trying to quash the subpoena. As far as I can tell, they're unlikely to succeed, but I haven't really looked into it.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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