Comment Re:Broad Powers Only As A Temporary Expedient (Score 0) 1063
Your arguments are totally wrong/misleading.
First off, implementing his own method of screening is not remotely sufficient. As the Supreme Court and every other President since 1850 or so has recognized, Congress and the Courts provide checks and balances on the Executive.
As to the "briefings" - they consisted of "here's what we're doing - you have no means to comment or object, and if you talk to anyone else about what we just told you, you'll go to jail for violating secrecy". This is, obviously, utterly bogus - a fig leaf one micron in diameter.
First off, implementing his own method of screening is not remotely sufficient. As the Supreme Court and every other President since 1850 or so has recognized, Congress and the Courts provide checks and balances on the Executive.
As to the "briefings" - they consisted of "here's what we're doing - you have no means to comment or object, and if you talk to anyone else about what we just told you, you'll go to jail for violating secrecy". This is, obviously, utterly bogus - a fig leaf one micron in diameter.
