Executive privilege is as destructive of democracy as the divine right.

[originalpckelly]

It places the office of President and the occupant of that office, higher than the law and due process.

In the name of national security, we are told that our ignorance shall protect us.

I suggest that ignorance itself is the greatest threat to any people anywhere, especially ignorance of its leader's actions.

The President cannot and does not have any special privilege to ignore a duly sworn warrant or other lawful authorization to obtain information.

The President has an absolute right, as we all do, to due process and to have a warrant for all things private to the President, however, no government has the right to lie to its people or to keep them ignorant.

It is a crime of massive proportions, it is a crime against all Americans to obstruct our knowledge of our government's affairs.

It is time the crime is punished and further crimes be prevented.

As I have said before, each and every candidate for President of the United States should have to sign a pledge to waive any right to executive privilege, if that candidate should be elected to that office.