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Date: July 27, 2007 9:13:27 PM PDT
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Subject: ACLU: It's "Do or Die" Time to Save the U.S. Constitution
ACLU: U.S. Constitution in grave danger
Published: July 25, 2007 at 12:34 PM
WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union
Wednesday said it is "do or die time" to save the U.S. Constitution.
The ACLU in a statement urged the U.S. Congress to "vote to hold
White House officials in contempt for refusing to cooperate with
legitimate congressional subpoenas."
The ACLU statement said the issue had become "a constitutional
crisis that threatens to destroy the separation of powers."
"Presidents have tried in the past to overreach in claiming
executive privilege," said Caroline Fredrickson, director of the
ACLU Washington Legislative Office. "However, Congress has long
served as a check to such abuses of power, slapping the president's
hand when needed and pursuing contempt or enforcement actions that
eventually resulted in the release of crucial information. Today's
Congress must do the same if it wishes to remain a meaningful and
independent branch of government."
The ACLU said it "rejected claims that Congress' responsibility to
conduct oversight or investigate executive misconduct was somehow
less important than its legislative function and therefore not
worthy of compulsory enforcement."
"It's do-or-die time for the separation of powers," Fredrickson
said. "Congress is facing a historic moment when it can fight for
its rightful place in our Constitution or accept the president's
continued and sweeping claims of supremacy."
The ACLU noted that U.S. courts "have long supported Congress'
authority not only to pass laws, but also to investigate their
application. The courts have asserted that claims of executive
privilege are a potentially dangerous proposition that should only
be applied, and can only be upheld, under narrow circumstances."
The confrontation between the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress
and the Bush administration on warrantless surveillance has been
escalating in recent weeks, with both sides hardening their positions.
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