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Originally Posted by dc_dux
ace....Bush's claims of executive priviliege far exceeded any recent president, going back at least to Reagan.
Those before Bush limited such claims to direct communications between the president and subordinates in the White House and executive branch.....based on the court's ruling re: Nixon.
Bush claimed executive privilege for ANY communications between ANY senior policymakers ANYWHERE in the executive branch, regardless of whether the president was personally in the loop. His claims never reached the court, but based on the Nixon precedent, would, IMO, have been denied.
I agree with you that executive privilege (communications between a president and subordinates) has to be protected....but so does checks and balances.
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In the two years, 2007-08, I dont know of any example where the Democrats abused the power in a manner similar to the Republican subpoenas of Clinton.
Perhaps you have examples of those you think were an abuse of power.
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We've been through many examples during Bush's term, feel free to do a search. But, just to refresh your memory we disagreed on the dismissal of US Attorneys and the investigations that followed. If Obama fired US Attorneys, I would support his right to do so and I would stand against a politically charged investigation. Another involved the Valerie Plame investigation.
I am consistent on these issues, during the Clinton administration I thought the Starr investigation leading to the Lewinski controversy and the impeachment was an abuse of Congressional power. At the time I even changed my party affiliation to Libertarian, in part, for that reason. I wonder if the folks on your side will be consistent if Republicans gain control in Congress?