why won't members of the bush administration testify under oath, does the truth have a liberal bias?

Answer 1

Bush only has loyalists working for him....remember?

Bush is only on a mission.....a secret agent mission....He knows that there will be contempt charges filed against him and he also knows something that we're bound to find out that he doesn't want any of us to know of, I guess he's been working with Cheney too long....obviously.

Answer 2

By definition truth has no bias. However, I think that the reluctance of Bush to allow members of his administration to testify under oath is two fold.

First of all there is stuff that is not going to make them look all that good if it comes out. Some of it will make him look bad to his own party like questioning the loyalty of civil servant staff who are know to have supported other Republican candidates in the primaries. Some of it is possibly illegal or will certainly be unpopular.

Second of all there is the principle of "executive privilege" at stake. Bush wants to restore the Presidency to what pre-Nixon was called the Imperial Presidency. The Executive Branch was seen as more important than the Legislative Branch and certainly owed it nothing. He is trying to assert that power again.

I think there is a mixture of self-protection and principle at stake.

Answer 3

an exciting question. you spot ,many human beings right here beleiving that Bushco did the comparable element as Clinton. enable's sparkling that up. The Patriot Act ( the only that in essence declared W became King) contained a provision that appointees decrease than THIS administration would not ought to be shown interior the Senate. All of Clinton's have been, and he had a opposed Senate to handle. Secondly, in simple terms because of the fact the Libby affair became no longer approximately perjury, yet approximately traitorous habit meted out to those who have been getting the reality out ( and it fairly is now sparkling previous functional doubt that Joe Wilson became telling the reality), this study has to do with (additionally Bush appounted) prosecutors being fired on the same time as investigating Repub officers and their donors. If that concept would not worry you, then you definately've come to love your occasion extra advantageous than your usa. So one minute Repubs are asserting the firings are company as extensive-unfold, the subsequent they are protecting taking the 5th and committing perjury. Which brings us to Clinton, who became impeached for that once agreeing to testify approximately one count, and then being blindsided with an intensely very own question that had no longer something to do with the complaints handy. i'm commencing to think of that those Bush supporters have no ethics by any skill, and can preserve their guy and their occasion no count what criminal pastime they may well be in touch in. this is approximately as un-American an techniques-set as one might have. wager this is why i'm now procuring gas from a Russian company (Lukoil) and chinese language are procuring up land in this usa speedier than individuals. it is all area of the Reagan dream.

Answer 4

If there is a CRIMINAL investigation they would have to testify.
However, Dems have no information on any criminal wrongdoings by the current administration officials.
Why would anyone voluntarily testify under oath in front of a Congressional panel when you know that any lapse in recollection of past events could get you in trouble?
Even if they are forced to testify, they could answer most questions with "I do not recall", I cannot remember",...
The prosecution of Libby created a bad example for any future investigations.

Answer 5

The Bush Administration has a big problem with explaining itself under Oath...- So it prefers to keep everything "secret" -until it leaves Office & isn't liable to the truth, anymore... :(

Answer 6

Why wouldn't Bill or Hillary Clinton, but than, he did and got caught lying which resulted in impeachment, how proud!
If the Bush administration did testify and tell the truth, the news would call it lies, anyway
Clinton did far worse to this country, and exercised more presidential privilege than Bush has to this date.

Answer 7

Well their truth will have a liberal bias. Because of they have to tell the truth it's going to incriminate just about the entire administration... I am sure most Conservatives will say I am full of it, but my question is.... If they are "not" doing anything illegal. Why are they trying so hard to cover everything up...?

Answer 8

Because is against the law to lie under oath, silly. Of course...that doesnt stop them from lying when they arent under oath.

Answer 9

Thats a very good question, isnt this the same administration that wants to listen in on domestic phone calls but tells us not to worry about it if we have nothing to hide? Its sorta like taking the fifth.......usually it means you have something to hide.

Answer 10

It's called Separation of Powers. The Stalinists in Congress want to pretend they're the executive branch. Makes 'em feel important.