HOW HARD IS IT TO COMPLY WITH CONGRESS ANYWAY?
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political Activist
We’ve seen it many times over the past six years since Bush entered office: Congress demanding that the White House and other elements of our own government turn over material which is instrumental in one common aspect of our democracy: Checks and balances.
And the White House and those various elements are saying: “We have executive privilege, and that supersedes law and the Constitution.”
Y’know…
Nixon tried the same thing in the 70s–in face of Watergate. It took the ruling of the Supreme Court to say that no sitting President was above the law, and Congress had every constitutional right to have access to the Watergate files.
But Bush is counting on this. In his defense, he’s stacked court justices that would see him as having no fault of his own–and thus would be able to get away with not turning over documents vital to Congress’s ongoing investigations on a number of fronts.
However, the idea behind not implicating a sitting President (especially a Republican one), is disastrous for the party whom put them there.
Hence the stonewalling and excuses by government officials.
The sad truth is, is that it took an act of the people to change course with both Congress and the government.
But Bush and those under him still believe that they have unchecked powers, unchecked flexibility in their roles as representatives of these United States.
Which is why they have been fighting as long as they have.
Once a group has unlimited power, it becomes very difficult to restrain them, or at the very least–reign them in.
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.com
Labels: Bush, Congress, Constitution, executive privilege, Nixon, unlimited power, US government, Watergate
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