Comments on: House Panel OKs Subpoenas For Bush Aides

Sets Up Potential Constitutional Showdown With White House

[firststate]

When and how did executive privilege arise to protect white house staff from being required to respond to a congressional subpoena to testify under oath? It's a relatively recent development.

[j-whitman]

good night folks, see you tomorrow.

[micma-2009]

What more stonewalling and deception?




In an investigation into whether seven U.S. attorneys were fired for political rather than professional reasons, the Justice Department on Monday handed over 3,000 pages of documents to the House and Senate Judiciary committees.



But the documents included no correspondence about the firings in the critical time period between November 15, 2006, and December 2, 2006, right before the attorneys were asked for their resignations.



In addition, citing executive privilege, President Bush has refused a congressional request to have his key aide Karl Rove and former White House counsel Harriet Miers, who was involved in the firings, testify under oath.

[j-whitman]

Legally,, "Executive Privilege" is not allowed as a defense against investigations.. It is considered by our courts to interfere with investigations.

[j-whitman]

"Executive Privilege", is not in our Constitution --- It's only an assumption under Seperation of Powers.--- What is said about assume ?? It makes an ASSs out out of U & Me

[randalds]

"Executive Privilege", how about that "Unitary Executive" Bullsh*t that basically dismisses our entire governmental form of checks and balances? Bush and his supporters are ready to crown GW King and give him absolute power based on "The Devine Right" of Kings. I'm joking, but really the 30% of Bush's diehard supporters(brainless, clueless morons who should have lived in the Dark Ages)would probably go for it.
Posted by waynabq at 11:43 PM : Mar 21, 2007

It's not a joke. An imperial presidency is a political goal of the neoconservative movement. Dic*k Cheney has proudly said the same in many speeches. The goal is a nearly all powerful president, with no term limits, who consults congress an the judiciary, but in the end holds the power to make any decision even against their "advice". Cheney honestly believes that this is the most effective way to run a government. this not some right wing conspiracy I'm telling you, they're very proud of this idea and have no problem telling people.

[waynabq]

"Executive Privilege", how about that "Unitary Executive" Bullsh*t that basically dismisses our entire governmental form of checks and balances? Bush and his supporters are ready to crown GW King and give him absolute power based on "The Devine Right" of Kings. I'm joking, but really the 30% of Bush's diehard supporters(brainless, clueless morons who should have lived in the Dark Ages)would probably go for it.

[waynabq]

George Orwell created the fictional reality of 1984 where ignorance is knowledge, where war is peace, where freedom is slavery, where torture is routine,love is hate, where society is in perpetual war with a faceless unknown enemy. Sound familiar? Orwell came up with this nightmarish vision; GW Bush has made it a reality for the last six years.

Bush is America's and the World's worst nightmare come true.

[seven-pesos]

slave state, white trash, redneck, faith professing, war making, ***** south!...bush country!

land of slavery, lynching, hate, arrogance, phony christian azzholes, fat azzed smelly southern stinky dixie ***.

i ***** on the south.

i wipe my azz on the confederate flag.

don't like it?

come see me.

ha,ha,ha.

nothing good comes out of the south!

[j-whitman]

Suprise,,,,, Our Constitution makes absoultly no mention of Executive Privilege - It's just an assuption on Seperation of Powers