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To: ReignOfError
That doesn't mean that members of Congress are immune, or even that congressional offices are off-limits;

Yes, essentially it does....

just that the congressional leadership should have been consulted and the Capitol police should have formally executed the warrant (with the Feds along for the ride).

In other words, "congressional leadership" wants a heads-up so they can give the targeted crooked congressman a heads-up and the necessary time to heat up the shredder and spirit away the loot. Yeah, that sounds like a plan.

83 posted on 10/19/2007 8:56:20 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard
In other words, "congressional leadership" wants a heads-up so they can give the targeted crooked congressman a heads-up and the necessary time to heat up the shredder and spirit away the loot. Yeah, that sounds like a plan.

If that's a concern, post officers at the exits. Historically, Congress has not impeded criminal investigations, but has tried to limit access by the executive branch to confidential communications between members of Congress, r between members of Congress and constituents (and for that matter, lobbyists).

I'm sorry if the separation of powers is sometimes inconvenient for the executive, but it's a bedrock constitutional principle. In this case, a legitimate warrant was fairly applied, but if oficers of the executive branch are allowed to raid Capitol offices, it opens the door for a president to run roughshod over Congress (to an even greater degree).

86 posted on 10/19/2007 10:50:24 AM PDT by ReignOfError
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