I’m tired of bickering with you. My point still stands. Sadly, nothing significant will happen, not because Congress has no power, but because they have surrendered those weapons available to it. That includes the power of the purse, the impeachment power, and the will to enforce its own contempt rulings.
I brought facts. I brought Supreme Court cases, the Congressional Record, and historic references.
You brought unsubstantiated assertions and pretensions.
Having been called out you now change your tune. Originally you claimed “Congress only has two tools available to it in the Constitution when it comes to oversight of the other two branches of government - the power of the purse and impeachment.” (post 25) You now add “the will to enforce its own contempt rulings.” (post 66) Will and ability are two entirely different things. Your original claim pertained to ability, not will.
Having been called out you claim I “misrepresented the points [you were] making” and that this is “brought on by [my] passion over this topic.” (post 55). Your sanctimony and pretensions of indignation are as worthless as your unsubstantiated assertions.
As JR said, “How’d they bust Nixon’s stonewall? Takes pressure from the congress and the media. And that will require extreme pressure from we the people as the other entities are extremely compromised.” YOU are an important part of exerting that pressure. There is no point in defeatism, particularly when it is founded on uninformed assertions. You’ve been informed, spread the word and not defeatism.