Showing posts with label executive privilege. Show all posts
Showing posts with label executive privilege. Show all posts

Monday, June 25, 2012

New Poll: 56% disapprove of Obama's 'Fast and Furious' Executive Privilege

Obama should have thrown Holder under the bus. Could it be Obama is protecting Obama? 

The Hill:
A clear majority of likely voters believes President Obama has exercised his executive power inappropriately — particularly in blocking the release of documents relating to Operation Fast and Furious, according to a new poll for The Hill. …

The Hill Poll found that likely voters disapproved by an almost 2-to-1 margin of Obama’s assertion of presidential power in the case. Overall, 56 percent of voters disapproved of his action, while only 29 percent approved.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Flashback 2007: Obama claims Executive Privilege was not a good reason to withhold information from Congress (Video)

Obama values his buddy Eric Holder more than the Constitution.

The most open administration in history exerts executive privilege to prevent release of "Fast and Furious" documents

Above the law...
WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama asserted executive privilege for the first time Wednesday, escalating a fight with congressional Republicans over documents about a gun-trafficking probe.
The move threw into uncertainty a possible vote to sanction Attorney General Eric Holder with contempt of Congress.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was meeting Wednesday morning to discuss the contempt fight. The panel's chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), said the committee was evaluating the White House's assertion.