| bradclark1 |
03-26-07 09:31 PM |
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Originally Posted by Tchocky
You're really stretching it there, Brad. I don't think Exec Privilege goes that far.
You referring to something in particular, w_g?
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Well, maybe a little.
The only time I have heard executive privilege invoked is when that information would be embarrassing to the president or vice president at the time, with the reasoning that it wasn't the information that was sensitive it was about setting a precedent in giving that information. The last I heard was in regards to the VP in 2002 in regard to energy policy. Enron anyone?
This is how the Supreme Court states it:
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the valid need for protection of communications between high Government officials and those who advise and assist them in the performance of their manifold duties" and that "[h]uman experience teaches that those who expect public dissemination of their remarks may well temper candor with a concern for appearances and for their own interests to the detriment of the decisionmaking process."
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It's a way to avoid direct confrontation. |
