Contempt of Congress is a constitutional right, and a sensible position.
This will have to be resolved by the (Roberts) court.
>>Contempt of Congress is a constitutional right, and a sensible position.
This will have to be resolved by the (Roberts) court.<<
Contempt of congress is constitutional and follows a long line of English and Roman law.
Executive privilege is also constitutional.
They both have limits - congress can only investigate with subpoena power those things related to their legislation of constitutional powers.
And executive privilige cannot be used to prevent evidence from being used in legitimate investigations.
Thomas Jefferson claimed the right to withhold evidence against his vice President based on executive privilige and
was slapped down by the supreme court. The President has lost or backed down every time he pushed privilige as including the right to thwart an investigation.
I deeply, sincerely hope President Bush does not follow down that path. Since he is not willing to go to court there are only three possible ends, all bad..
1. We establish the precedent that President can stop investigations against himself and supporters.
or 2. He backs down in humiliation
3. A constitutional crisis and/or impeachment.