is this what Subpoenas are there to do?

Question

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287113,00.html

Is congress miss using the power of them?

Answer 1

Who cares, by now Ted is on his fifth cocktail of the day and headed out to lunch .

Answer 2

Congressional subpoenas are meant to compel the production of evidence or personal testimony. Failure to comply can result in penalties.

However, the Attorney General and his staff are all EXECUTIVE appointees and are thus not subject to LEGISLATIVE oversight. The only Executive appointees subject to Legislative oversight are the ones requiring Congressional approval.

It's a field day for Constitutional lawyers, I must admit.

Answer 3

If the Bush administration does not have anything to hide it would not be necessary to issue the subpoenas in the first place.........The most secretive and corrupt Administration in US history is being called to the table for valid constitutional reasons.

Answer 4

No, they are using the power correctly. However this is a witch hunt. Even if they can prove that these attorneys were fired for politically motivated reasons, the Bush administration is still not misusing its power. They are allowed to do this. What they should do is end this witch hunt, fix the power so they have some oversight, and move on to more important issues.

Answer 5

Not at all. If the Bush administration hasn't done anything wrong, why hide behind the "executive privilege" defense?

Answer 6

Congress is indeed overstepping the law and is doing so in order to create another faux circus. The President has several viable privleges to assert. He should not be criticized for asserting them.

Answer 7

and bush serves checks and balances another healthy serving of FU*CK YOU.

no, that is what a subpoena is for.