yet another of EBW's rare, Political thread with no inherent Bias.

[Weevil]

I don't get the refusal to turn over the documents of the Energy committee meeting that Enron was a part of. I mean, it sure looks bad and it sure makes people suspicious. The official reason, that it would hurt the President's ability to get advice because the advisers might have their advice made public seems, overblown I suppose.

I'm not saying he should turn them over or even that he has to(My understanding of US law is iffy at best) but why not do it? Would it really dissuade people from advising the Prez?

 

[SINthysist]

I do not remember all of the details, but Clinton had to take the same exact stand.

I think because of the precedent and because the public doesn't have the right to know everything absolutely as it happens. Otherwise you'd just put live cameras in the White House.

Advice and discussion should be private until they have matured into historical material or upon proven criminal act and then conspirators should share no special consideration.

But I am no jurist either.

However, if we are to go that far, then we should also haul in members of the previous administration who went on trips with Ken Lay and had him to the white house 11 times. They should disclose fully also.