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In the case where the court upheld the executive privelige claim, I didn't bitch. I don't feel the public (read the "media') has the right to be Cop, Prosecutor, Judge and Jury. If I was accused of something (and I would hope wrongly) I wouldn't want the public newspapers and TV idiots pawing through the false, unfounded, and malicious claims that were buried when a Prosecutor dismissed the case prior to filing. People with an ax to grind can misuse and hound the rightous as well as the wicked if we make public opinion and the media our champions.

I don't want Will to Power to govern a'la the French Committee of Terror. Corruption can be fought without ignoring our Republic's structure. Instead let's adhere to it.

What we are talking about here are the materials used by the Attorney General's Office of the United States. If you are claiming that these materials are out of bounds because the AG is a Presidential appointee, I think you're on thin ice. I happen to view AG Reno to have been criminally complicit in the affairs of Bill Clinton. What protection do we have from a criminal enterprise rearing it's ugly head in the Executive branch involving a criminal conspiracy with the AG's office?

The AG's office controls the Justice Department, the FBI, the ATF and now FEMA. A rogue AG could essentially bring this nation down. Only 33% of Congress the likes of Hillary, Waxman, Jackson-Lee, Kennedy and other miscreants could block an impeachment remedy.

If we're going to hold the AG's documents untouchable, then we're also going to hold every other cabinet offical's papers untouchable.

These are not mere political challenges to Bush's method of conducting his official business. We are talking about a likely criminal conspiracy, not even involving Bush, but rather Clinton and his Justice Department? You really see this as protected by the Separtations of Powers doctrine? Organized crime, treason, obstruction of justice, witness intimidation, destruction of evidence, collusion, racketeering and other charges were not only possible but likely. Yet you feel that research into these charges should be blocked to protect Executive Privilege and the Separations of Powers?

If you are correct the Justice Department is free to do anything they could possibly think of with impugnity.

Imagine a Justice Department which manufactured false charges against enemies of the Executive Branch. Then imagine them executing all sorts of judicial proceedings against them, with false evidence under the cover of legal proceedings. Imagine a court with no investigative aparatus to root out these criminal acts.

Is this the power you seek to give Bush or the next Clinton? If so, count me out. I do believe in the concept of separation of powers as long as it pertains to legitmate areas.