Does the administration have something to hide? Didn't Bush promise an open and honest administration when he became president?
2007-03-25 14:35:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's obvious that they have something to hide.
But it's more than that. Bush fundamentally does not believe that the Executive branch is accountable to either the courts or to Congress. He thinks he (and his aides) are completely above the law. He's had lawyers argue this exact point before courts.
By allowing his aides to testify before Congress under oath, and more by admitting that Congress has the power to subpoena them (as they have for 128 years, see 2 USC 192), Bush would have to admit that the Executive branch is not untouchable and is just one of the three branches, accountable under the and the Constitution.
And in his eyes, that makes him look weak.
2007-03-25 14:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Not only does he not want them to be under oath but he also has said that he doesn't want a court reporter in the room. If these things are not agreed to, then he is going to invoke executive privilege and not have them testify at all. Sounds like he doesn't want to be impeached like Clinton. If you are not under oath and there is no record of your testimony, then you cannot be prosecuted for lying. If you want to take that as having something to hide, then oh well.....(that's the way I take it too)
2007-03-25 14:42:55 · answer #2 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
gasoline expenditures have not something to do with who's president. particular the elections impression the gasoline expenditures, some months previously an election gasoline expenditures decrease to just about not something, after the election they bypass way up lower back. so which you're question is beside the point to Obama and Bush. they had not something to do with how a lot the gasoline expenditures.
2016-10-19 22:22:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this administration has everything to hide and nothing to share. He wants his papers secret forever. Not just for 50 or 100 yrs but forever. The guy has done so much evil he wants to bury 8 yrs of his life.
2007-03-25 14:41:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He doesn't want to see them in Jail like all the rest that have lied under oath.
2007-03-25 14:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the Fuhrer thinks he and his administration lackies are 'above the law'.
2007-03-25 17:18:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, and look where that got Scooter Libby. Convicted of lying to a grand jury investigating what turned out not to be a crime at all.
2007-03-25 14:39:24 · answer #7 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It creates a paradox. They are Texans, and telling the truth is not just abhorrent to them, but truth might swell up in thier throats and kill them.
2007-03-25 14:40:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
GOP senators seem to think Gonzo has something to hide, they are turning against him.
2007-03-25 14:38:34 · answer #9 · answered by elisioloyd 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Read coragryp…answer twice, hell this guy is smart. He told it the way I see it.
2007-03-25 14:43:28 · answer #10 · answered by popeye 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋