i assume so since they are not pressing much past
making them invoke exec priv. 
--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Ken,
> 
> INTERESTING..... The thing I wondered about was the
> testimony by the_
> former_ White House political director yewterday. 
> Since she's no
> longer a member of the administration, is she
> covered by the executive
> priviledge argument?  The same could be said of
> Harriet Miers,
> although since they're being asked to testify about
> events that took
> place during their tenure at the White House, I
> imagine they would be
> covered.
> 
> On 7/12/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > our president upon being summons and supeanas for
> > certian infomation on the firings of the
> procecutors
> > and the comuting of scooter lewis's sentence has
> > claimed "executive priviledge" and is refusing to
> give
> > congress the documents demanded.
> >
> > without getting into the motives or merits of the
> > demands for information, i'll just state that i do
> not
> > think the courts are going to rule in congresses
> favor
> > on this one becouse of separation of powers of the
> > three branches of government.
> >
> > however here is an interesting aspect. as a strict
> > constitutionalist, i thing that vice president
> dick
> > cheney might could be required to give his
> information
> > on these subjects. regardles of what the duties of
> the
> > VP has evolved into; constitutioanlly he is
> "president
> > of the senate." there would be a constitutional
> > arguement that as such he is in the legislative
> branch
> > and therefore cannot claim executive priviledge.
> the
> > congress might very well be able to demand and get
> any
> > info that cheney has. it might pass muster in the
> > court. i do not know.
> >
> > just throwing this out for those interested in
> this
> > sort of thing.
> >
> >
> >
> >     
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