Obama abused executive privilege

Obama abused executive privilege

Much like the Watergate cover-up, President Obama’s exercise of executive privilege in the Fast and Furious debacle may turn out to be a greater violation of the law than the gunrunning episode itself. Executive privilege is a good thing, protecting communications between the president and his advisers, but that is its sole prerogative. In this case, Mr. Obama invoked the privilege to protect documents of a Cabinet department — documents he and the White House supposedly had nothing to do with. Congress has asked for emails and documents between Justice Department officials, not about communications to the president by his advisers.

Mr. Obama has once again shown his disdain for the law and the Constitution he has sworn to protect and defend. His actions are frighteningly close to those of a dictator, and if he wins re-election, and the Congress and the courts do not assert their constitutionally prescribed powers in a tripartite government, we might well find our republic destroyed.

The Herald’s editorial decision to ignore this story gives the lie to your frequent protestations of political neutrality.

Martin Robinson

Prospect Heights