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. > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network > Research Panel today! > http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 > > > > ----------------------- > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY > list, go here: > > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > > -- > > > Kendall > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's > redundant!) > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the > unreasonable one > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. > Therefore, all > progress depends on the unreasonable man. > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY > list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy