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independently assisting oversight of highly classified programs
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:43 AM, coderman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 2:59 PM, grarpamp <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ...
> > Though lacking a reference, I believe members of congress may
> > speak/leak at will on the floor in open public session and shall not
> > be held to any crime for doing so. Of course in return the government
> > or the public may not support their ongoing candidacy.
>
> citation? my understanding is that statements in congress are public,
> and subject to same unauthorized disclosure laws. only the POTUS can
> unilaterally decide to "leak" something in public without legal
> repercussions (impeachment aside).
>
they cannot speak/leak neither can the executive branch > see dick cheney
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