Rather than erect the rather Rube-Goldberg solutions suggested, why not simply eliminate Executive Privilege? As its very name implies, it is a privilege, not a right. Congress could easily attach a rider to the White House funding bill declaring all product produced by the funds are available to congressional oversight and subject to subpoena by it. I would suggest it allow the White House to submit any documents to a pre-determined special master to see if they are relevant to the investigation or have security info that should be redacted, but I don't see why we should give any credence to a specious privilege in the first place.

Frankly, I rather like the idea of inhibiting Presidential aids from giving advice to the President they wouldn't like made public if that is the only reason the privilege exists in the first place. Such advice is likely bad and embarrassing. The President is our representative. Any advice he receives if for our benefit, not his. There isn't any governmental interest in advancing the President over the American people.

I could be wrong, but I think that executive privilege stems from a Supreme Court ruling (US v Nixon perhaps?), and thus not something that Congress can simply revoke.

So Congress is limited to finding some way of mostly respecting executive privilege, while limiting its overuse when it conflicts with other mandates of the Consitution, such as congressional oversite of the executive branch.

Sadam used to have Executive Privelage.......where is he?

Maybe we need to do the same to our Dictator!

Hey does anyone know where I can score some Oxycottin?

Thanks,

Rush Limpaugh