Leftists are getting creative and just as they carve up parts of the Constitution (like the 2nd amendment) and ignore the part that says “sham not be infringed” here they have decided to try to ignore the role of the Judicial Branch and absorb its role and power in an attempt to wield it against the Executive branch by punishing the Executive for failure to comply when only the Judicial Branch has the power to punish for failure to comply.
IOW, if the House went to the courts and the courts ruled the White House had to comply to the House’s demands the Judicial Branch could punish the Executive for failure to comply.
But the House wants that power to punish as it tries to weild that same power that resides with the judiciary.
*shall not be infringed. Autocorrect. Hate it sometimes...
The reality is that dems have no principles. This is not about separation of powers. It is the belief that their side is righteous and good and should have full authority whereever they hold power. If they hold the presidency in the future, they will argue for the unlimited power of that President to do whatever he wants. If they lose the house, they will argue with a straight face the opposite of what they are saying today.
Think back over the past few weeks of how many times the Shiff and Nadler committees have stated they are a co-equal branch to the Executive branch.
They are only a couple of committees among many in the House, which is only half of the Legislative branch that includes the Senate; and that branch is co-equal.
For the House committees’ so-called subpoenas to have any clout, they would have to go to court, win their argument and get a court order to enforce.