88 wrote:Again, setting politics and partisanship aside... Do you think it is good for the heads of executive branch agencies to refuse to answer questions during hearings before Congress regarding official actions taken and policies implemented by the agency?
Yes. There are many things that should not be told to the American people. Troop movements, information from ongoing Criminal cases and on and on. Is this one of those cases? Probably not. (And yes I know she was not invoking executive privilege) That is why there are rules in place to compel testimony in the House. Issa is too stupid to know and or use those rules so he is boned in a legal sense.
Remember she made a lengthy statement on 5-22-13. She told us her position. Is that as good as answers from direct or cross examination? Of course not, but again that is why there are rules in place to compel testimony.
Now a question for you. Do you want a house chair to completely ignore (or I believe in Issa's case not even know) the actual law* at the center of the hearing he has called? Ok two questions. Should a national government official have to put up with such asshatery?
*and we are not talking about the Patriot Act here. The law is a couple of sentences long and not written in legalese.
As for moveon.org, they should never have been given 501c4 status and they owe me some of my tax $ back.