Should we suspend executive privilege for Bush and friends?

[ck4829]

Maybe it's time for the Commission to have greatly increased powers. The Commission needs to take away the Administration's little privileges if we're going to know the truth. Considering that Ashcroft was warned a while before 9/11, Jeb signed an order days before 9/11, and this Memo, there is something or many things that are being hidden from the People. We need to demand our right to know.

[Fovea]

1. Nixon

damaged executive privilege for a decade and a half.
Reagan somehow managed to limp through Irangate and Bush41 damaged it again and used the presidential pardon in a cynical manner that has stigmatized the pardoned to this very day, worse than a jail term, IMO.

Bush will wind up weakening the presidency a great deal more, perhaps permanently. Not just executive privilege, but policy generation methodology will have to be vetted to the point where an imperial presidency will not be possible.

[Cuban_Liberal]

2. The commission can't 'suspend' executive privilege.

It's not theirs to give or suspend.

[ck4829]

3. That is unfortunate

If Congress had it though, I doubt even then the privileges would be taken away. But still, how many lives need to be lost before Bush and company decide to stop playing games with us and stop attempting to cover up the truth?

[Gothmog]

4. Congress can not suspend executive privilege

Executive privilege is not in the consitution per se but has arisen by practice and case law. All Congress can do is grant immunity to people who invoking their Fifth Amendment rights.