[acsrp38]

I know that, my analogy was to underscore the reason for Article I, Section 6. The history of the British using the power of the King to circumvent Parliament (ie Storming of Parliament by Charles I) and the local governments of some of the colonies.

I was trying to make the point that while this particular search was warranted, justified, and laudable, there have been, and possibly will be (hopefully not) Presidents who will use the slightest pretense to "spy" on Congress, and that eventually could really be disastrous. We have an honest and ethically President and AG. The most important thing is to keep it that way. When the cat is out of the bag, shut the back door.

[MNJohnnie]

And maybe some day someone will abuse the FBI police powers. Using your "Logic" we must abolish the FBI because "maybe" that might happen.

2/3rds of the Govt authorized this action. Congress is claiming it's prerogatives HIGHER then the other two branches. Nonsense. Checks and balances? Ever hear of the concept. Congress is NOT the king. Your "What if" fears are completely irrelevant here. IF,IF,IF.

Hey, what if a Congresscritter had hid a murder weapon in his office. IN your world, we cannot do a thing about it because he is one of the Nobility. He is a special rights person give privileges under out system because he is elected. NONSENSE. NONSENSE. Equal Protection before the Law. Congress is NOT an aristocracy but merely part of the Civic Society at large. It is STILL subject to the rule of law.

[El Gato]

I was trying to make the point that while this particular search was warranted, justified, and laudable, there have been, and possibly will be (hopefully not) Presidents who will use the slightest pretense to "spy" on Congress, and that eventually could really be disastrous.

How is one corrupt tyrant in the White House different than 535 tyrants in Congress? Or some lessor number but still a majority?

There is more than one danger to be guarded against here. That's why I while I applaud this action, I would have condemned it if a search warrant from a Federal Judge had not been obtained. The Judge clearly, by the procedures required to serve the warrant, considered the issues of separation of powers, and the Speech and Debate Clause. He acted correctly, the executive branch acted correctly. The House has its collective nose out of joint, but they are not in the right in this case.