Is congress afraid of the FBI raid on the congressman's office, only because most of them have things to hide?
488749
Article 1, Section 6 of the United States constitution says\nthat members of Congress "shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either house, they shall not be questioned in any other place."\n\nFor over two hundred years this has been interpreted to mean, among other things, that you can't search a congressman's office.\n\nThe Executive branch controls the FBI and to allow the executive branch to perform intrusive investigations of the Legislative branch has the clear potential of making a mockery of the separation of powers. The misuse of investigative and police powers is a classic means by which dictators have terrorized legislators and forced them to do their bidding.
85362
Restricting Internet access....hmmm...some congress members might not like that...
455917
Fear is a powerful tool which is appropriate because the leader of the republicans (GWBush) is also a powerful tool. The supporters of the idiots in office are angry for good reason. I would be angry also if I was always so focused on avoiding the inevitabe confrontation with reality. By the way squidgirl check out the www.powersquid.net.
277750
No.  He's too worried about covering up his own stuff.
1048418
Americans are gullible, they are fed a constant barrage from the right wing that it is a good thing that they wire tap your phone or monitor your e-mails and then threaten them with the T word. So repuglicans being mentally diminished say I have nothing to hide and pass it off. Never mind that the constitution was written to provide safety to our civil liberties and is and has been eroded over the years. Soon they will mount cameras in you bed room so that they can monitor to see that you do not get to much of a kink on. But that will be alright as it will prevent terrorism. Some will believe that.
394807
It is never necessary to spy on americans on american soil without properly obtaining explicit authorization from another branch of government.  Telling a few people in congress is not a warrant.  That's what the bill of rights and separation of powers are all about.  If we give up our freedom to be safe we are all a bunch of cowards.  \n\nThe person probably chose to reveal the program because it is illegal and violates the FISA law.  If you read the law there is absolutely no possible way to legally wiretap without getting a warrant.  It even allows for a 72 hour grace period where you can tap the person without a warrant, you just have to get one later.
248123
As long as the Republicans have a lock on the House and Senate, not much is going to happen in the way of Congressional oversight, hearings , committees and investagatory proceedures...but WHEN the GoP no longer can block things...It wil be an entirely different situation.  Wait until they lose power...things will start to unravel.
311281
Good question.  I think we should lock the Senate and Congress up on Capitol Hill, and not let them out until they figure out a way to help everyone that they're supposed to be working for.
546214
There is alot that the Government hides from us.  They hide it because they are afraid of us.  We really have the power....the more people DON'T know this the MORE they can control us!
371092
It appears that a lot of his behavior could be considered that of a criminal. I hope that Congress changes soon and they might consider a investigation.
23460
because there afraid to know the truth.
64820
I have nothing to hide. I understand the fears that some people have of a government with unlimited secret controls, but those are usually your conspiracy buffs, anyway.\n\nSpy, guys... spy. We are living in the greatest and strongest nation in the world, and many resent us for that. Sadly, the greatest harm to our way of life will come from within our own borders,
848227
Most definitely there is way to much to list right here, but hiding Osama Bin Laden and Kenneth Lay are just the tip of it. Jack Abramoff and Tom Delay will prove results when the Democrats take Congress. I get tickled to know Nancy Pelosi will be speaker of the house. Neocons are doing anything they can to not allow the exposure.
538862
No. You are confusing any privileges of Congress with diplomatic immunity; diplomats of foreign nations are immune from prosecution.
892018
Look further into it. This was 1989, 17 years ago. Are these all charges from one case or repeated incidents? If he was acquitted does that mean he was guilty? I haven't looked at his record yet, but I suspect there isn't much dirt on him or he wouldn't be serving on the Intelligence Committee already.\n\nSomehow the Republican Congress functioned under leaders who committed multiple federal and state felonies while in office  such as former House leader Tom DeLay. If his actions did not concern you, then perhaps the record of this guy should not make you nervous.\n\nBTW, a bill passed the Senate earlier this year that would have regulated Congress's relationships to lobbyists. The House voted it down. Perhaps this is something to write your congressman about.
561502
No, well let me qualify that, not unless you make an overt threat that you could possibly carry out that might bring physical danger to the President. If you really want Bush's attention take a Jack Hammer to DC and start pounding the pavement near the white house, the Capitol Police will shut down the capital, fearing your jackhammer is the rapport of an automatic weapon, and when you get swat teamed by the SS Bush is sure to at least get a situation report about your activities.
1018224
Yes I do.  If you have nothing to hide, why worry.  They only have visual access to the information, not the actual money.