The basic question involved with this is whether this is a correct action for the Office of the President of the United States of America to take, in order to preserve the separation of powers ... or not.
This would be an issue that transcends any one President. And, of course, this can always be taken up to the US Supreme Court.
If this is not correct for ANY PRESIDENT (namely not relevant for the separation of powers) then it should be pursued to the US Supreme Court.
Issa should put White House political director David Simas In jail when he does not show up. Let the whitehouse fight that.
‘The basic question involved with this is whether this is a correct action for the Office of the President of the United States of America to take, in order to preserve the separation of powers ... or not.’
As I understand it this guy was subpoenaed to appear and is now refusing. It has nothing to do with separation of powers and everything to do with contempt of Congress. He has to appear if only to take the Fifth, as I understand it.
This an investigative committee and if it holds him in contempt his butt can be hauled to jail. If he was not subpoenaed then I guess he could refuse.
‘The basic question involved with this is whether this is a correct action for the Office of the President of the United States of America to take, in order to preserve the separation of powers ... or not.’
As I understand it this guy was subpoenaed to appear and is now refusing. It has nothing to do with separation of powers and everything to do with contempt of Congress. The White House says, he is “immune from congressional compulsion to testify on matters relating to his official duties”, they are not investigating his official duties, but his illegal ones. He has to appear if only to take the Fifth, as I understand it. I am not a lawyer, raised better than that, but I do know manure when I smell it.
This an investigative committee and if it holds him in contempt his butt can be hauled to jail. By the time the Supreme Court hears it if they deem to, the clock would have run out. I just hope the committee grows a spine and has his sorry butt tossed in the dungeon.