So you’re suggesting United States Senators are not subjected to FBI background investigations, or routine background investigations to serve in high office?
I am confident they are. Could be wrong though.
However, I’d go one step further.
Any government official, elected or not, at every level, should not only undergo pre employment back ground investigation, but these investigations should be on-going, including annual financial background investigations.
In addition, they should all be subjected to random drug tests...Just as the little guys down at Home Depot and others places are subjected to.
Furthermore, there should be no closed door meeting with ANYONE in government, unless national security is the issue. All meetings outside of of national security issues should be recorded and video tapped and made public upon demand.
You are. Not only are CongressCritters not subject to such BI's, they are allowed to see anything they wish, no matter how highly classified. There are "gentleman's agreements" that certain things will only be shown to certain subcommittees, but any 'critter can ask to see anything he/she wants, and they must be shown it.
I served when Red Ron Dellums was in Congress, so the issue came up during various "in briefs" to various "compartments".