No Oversight, No Shame - How Congress has abdicated- Ctr American Progress

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No Oversight, No Shame

How Congress has abdicated its Constitutional responsibilities while using its power to carry out a partisan witch hunt

July 23, 2004

Despite major revelations that the Bush administration has inappropriately doctored agency documents, threatened government employees, allowed corporate shaping of federal policy, subverted sound science, and selectively declassified material for its own political gain, the congressional majority has refused to investigate any of the matters. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers are promising a partisan witch hunt over lost National Archives documents by former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, even though the Justice Department has told news agencies it does not expect criminal charges, and even though Republicans on the 9/11 Commission acknowledge they saw all of the material in question.

Congress Ignores Abuse of Classified Info, Starts a Partisan Witch Hunt


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NO INVESTIGATION OF HALLIBURTON DOING BUSINESS IN IRAN/IRAQ UNDER CHENEY: Vice President Cheney's former company, Halliburton, is under investigation for possible violations of sanctions on state sponsors of terrorism while Cheney was in charge. The Treasury Department has been investigating the matter, which involves contracts pursued by a Halliburton subsidiary with Iran, since 2001, and recently referred the case to the US attorney in Houston, something it does only after finding evidence of "serious and willful violations" of the sanctions law. CBS News reported Cheney was CEO of Halliburton at the very time the company "set up shop in Iran." Similarly, evidence has been revealed proving Halliburton did at least $73 million in business with Iraq while Cheney was CEO, even though during the 2000 campaign Cheney claimed he had a "firm policy" against Iraq business. Republicans in Congress have not launched an investigation into whether Cheney conducted business with Iran, in violation of US sanctions meant to cut off funding to terrorists.


LOTS not being investigated:

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=130039

NO INVESTIGATION OF LEAK OF CIA AGENT NAME

NO INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIAL LEAKS OF CLASSIFIED INFO TO BOB WOODWARD

NO INVESTIGATION OF ASHCROFT SELECTIVE LEAK OF CLASSIFIED INFO

NO INVESTIGATION INTO HIDING GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

NO INVESTIGATION OF WHITE HOUSE DOCTORING GROUND ZERO AIR QUALITY INFO

NO OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION OF HOW MEDICARE ACTUARY WAS THREATENED

NO INVESTIGATION OF ENRON/INDUSTRY INFLUENCE ON BUSH ENERGY POLICY

NO INVESTIGATION INTO SUBVERTING SCIENCE

NO INVESTIGATION OF CHENEY OFFICE INVOLVEMENT IN HALLIBURTON CONTRACTS

NO INVESTIGATION OF HALLIBURTON DOING BUSINESS IN IRAN-IRAQ UNDER CHENEY

NO INVESTIGATION OF CHENEY ROLE IN HALLIBURTON BRIBE SCANDAL

NO INVESTIGATION INTO HALLIBURTON ABUSE OF TROOPS

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1. Corporate doormat of corruption

Congress is the representative body of the sovereignty of corporations.

By the corporation, of the corporation, for the corporation, the government of the people has perished from this earth.