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In reply to the discussion: Members of Congress Denied Access to Basic Information About NSA [View all]soryang
(3,299 posts)Anything that is disclosed to an oversight committee may be revealed by a representative or senator. The means chosen to do this should be considered carefully in accordance with Gravel v. United States.
Elected representatives never hesitate to use speech and debate clause immunity to shield themselves from corruption investigations from the FBI, but claim helplessness when it comes to protecting the public from an out of control national security sector. The baseless contention that a representative or senator on a committee is unable to inform another congressional representative who is making an inquiry for pertinent information is just another proof that the executive branch with corrupt legislative capitulation in both parties has usurped the constitutional powers of elected representatives