Sunday, February 15, 2009
Wednesday Is The Day...
...When Barack Obama's fledgling administration weighs in on the case of Congress v. Harriet Miers & Josh Bolten over the issue of "How long does Executive Privilege last, anyway? And just who does it cover, and for what purposes?"0 comments
That this has direct implications for Karl Rove and all the others who passed through the White House of George W. Bush is obvious.
Either the Obama administration agrees with the Bush administration that Executive Privilege extends to every member of an administration at all times in every matter into perpetuity, or its original purpose stands—where only direct conversations between an adviser and the sitting president on specific state topics where the president needs counsel within the term of his or her presidency are covered.
The current administration is scheduled to file an appeal brief in the case in federal court that day.
Where it lands on this issue should be a clear indication of where we are going in the next four years, as the new administration shows its hand, and intentions, clearly for the first time.
As per usual, we find out whether we are a nation of laws, or that, simply, Might makes Right.
And that Power Corrupts.
UPDATE: John Byrne of The Raw Story has further developments on where the Obama administration seems to be going with this. Karl Rove may yet get his chance to declare, "Ah dunno" repeatedly on the World Stage. We'll see on Wednesday.
posted by Gotham 12:40 PM
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