i thought someone on the floor could ask the clerk to read the Dem Memo into record?

[bluestarone]

would be nice if a Repub could do this? anyone of the repubs on the committee that voted unanimously to pass it could do this right?

[CincyDem]

1. The voted unanimously to pass it knowing with certainty it would never see the light of day. n/t

[bluestarone]

2. your probably right there

i did give them TO MUCH CREDIT i guess

[mr_lebowski]

4. Exactly what I immediately said on DU, as soon as the word came down that they did so ...

There's no way Trump's allowing the truth out when it's going to clearly illustrate just what LIARS he and Nunes ... are.

[CincyDem]

5. GMTA, eh?

[mr_lebowski]

8. indeed ...

[janterry]

3. They could have, but the WH added a sneaky

attack in their letter to congress. Here from Slate

Yet buried in the White House and House Intelligence Committee’s back-and-forth over the Nunes memo, is a new effort to weaken Congressional oversight and misdirect Congress. McGahn’s cover note released with the Nunes memo essentially asserts, without stating directly, that the House or Senate’s release of classified information to the public may happen only at the sufferance of the executive branch. This is a misreading of the law and a misunderstanding of Congress’ role as a co-equal branch of government with oversight powers over the executive.

and

First, McGahn asserts the executive branch has primacy on national security matters. He flatly asserts the Constitution vests the president the authority to protect national security secrets from disclosure. There is no citation for this point or acknowledgement of Congress’ role.

Second, McGahn implies the executive branch may precondition providing classified information to Congress. He says the executive branch had provided Congress with information “on the assumption the Committee will responsibly protect such classified information.” Moreover, McGahn asserts that the executive branch provided information to “facilitate appropriate Congressional oversight.”

Third, McGahn implies that Congress’ power to release classified information is somehow weak. He points to the unilateral release of classified information by Congress as “extremely rare” and “raises significant separation of powers concerns.”

Finally, McGahn asserts the White House can overrides Congress’ processes to release classified information. To that end, McGahn flatly states “the Committee’s request to release the Memorandum is interpreted as a request for declassification pursuant to the President’s authority.”

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/the-white-house-response-to-the-nunes-memo-contained-a-sneaky-ploy-to-undermine-congress.html

[bluestarone]

6. didn't know this BUT

i'm sure the congress people know this is NOT TRUE? but use it as an excuse not to read into record right?

[janterry]

7. McGahn knows this but

I think it's like a cease and desist letter from an attorney who thinks he doesn't have much of a case -
blow a lot of smoke to scare the enemy. McGahn might lose if it went to SCOTUS, but there's a long road to get there. He's drawing a line in the sand.

Of course, I'd like to hear a lawyer weigh in on this (I'm not one .