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But (none / 0) (#71)
by Warren Terrer on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 06:36:54 PM EST
is there any existing law on the subject?

The reason I ask is because one of the planks of the 'impeachnik' platform is that impeachment hearings will bring out all the evidence needed to make Bush look like such a monster that those 17 GOP Senators will have no choice but to vote for removal.

But it seems to me that the WH can stonewall those hearings just as much as they are stonewalling current congressional hearings, as KagroX writes about. So how, then, can impeachment be a remedy for the original stonewalling, especially if the courts rule in Bush's favor, as KagroX cynically suggests they will do?

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Yes (none / 0) (#73)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 06:37:42 PM EST
There is plenty of law on claims of executive privilege.

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Are there specific differences (none / 0) (#75)
by Warren Terrer on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 06:39:37 PM EST
between how it works in impeachment hearings versus other congressional hearings? Or is it safe to say that the same rules apply to both, whatever they are?

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there are no Court cases on that (5.00 / 1) (#81)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 06:45:15 PM EST
I know that is the common claim

The Congress, Fred Thompson in particualr when he was a Senator, have claimed there is not executive privilege or attorney client privilege that the Congress must recognize period, not just in impeachment settings.

There are claims that impeachment hearings do not permit claims of executive privilege.

These are mere claims. They have never been tested.

Again, as is always the case, we must rely on the Courts or the power of impeachment or removal when it comes to claims of privilege before the Congress, including claims of executive privilege.

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Ok (none / 0) (#84)
by Warren Terrer on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 06:51:59 PM EST
Thanks.

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I'm writing something on this (5.00 / 1) (#85)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 06:54:22 PM EST
I'll publish it tomorrow with all the details and cites for you.

Honestly, I am going to pin a tail on dkos on this issue.


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I'm looking forward to it (5.00 / 1) (#88)
by Warren Terrer on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 06:59:55 PM EST
And I'll be on my best behavior. No profanity.

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