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The Constitution calls for the separation of powers between the branches of government. But the two political branches are trespassing on each other. House Republicans have trespassed by voting to sue the President for allegedly exceeding his authority. That’s just dumb. Anyone with half a brain knows a president has authority to interpret the laws, issue executive orders to federal contractors, and set enforcement priorities. President Obama has done no more than this. Far more troubling is a report confirming that the CIA has been spying on Congress. The agency was trying to find out how Congress got a secret CIA internal report on the agency’s use of torture. (The Senate’s investigation apparently has concluded the CIA exaggerated torture’s effectiveness and repeatedly misled Congress about it.) This trespass isn’t just dumb. Spying on Congress jeopardizes our entire system of government. It undermines our democracy’s capacity to oversee how government uses covert violence. If CIA Director John Brennan permitted this spying to occur, he should be fired. If he didn’t know about it and doesn’t control the CIA, he should be fired. What do you think?
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:28:33 +0000

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