The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush's warrant-free eavesdropping program.
Several senate members have been frustruated with the lack of compliance with their request for proper athourization and docuementation of there recent actions. The Senate committee demands documents related to warrantless eavesdropping. The white house has continued to engage in these actions with out proper approval.
This issue is not only a problem of the exective branch ignoring Congress requests, but one of concern, because the president is ease dropping with out authorization or docuementation. I think this is a sad example of how our checks and balances are not working how they are saposed to.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/27/wiretapping.subpoenas.ap/index.html
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I completely agree with your statement, that "our checks and balances are not working how they are supposed to." Government officials are gaining too much power and are resistant to complying with the demands of the other branches of our government. Not only Cheney, but it goes back all the way to Nixon when he refused to give up taped which linked him to the Watergate Scandal. The Senate should imposed a fine or punishment of some sort if this continues any further.
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