https://padlet.com/3367891/fdvxmbbi7ws8 en-us 2019-05-01 20:06:10 UTC 2019-05-01 20:27:38 UTC hello@padlet.com 3367891 https://padlet.com/3367891/fdvxmbbi7ws8/wish/355966042 A number of the nations chief executives have argued that the constitution gives the president certain authority refuse to disclose certain info to congress or the federal courts.

]]> 2019-05-01 20:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/3367891/fdvxmbbi7ws8/wish/355966042 3367891 https://padlet.com/3367891/fdvxmbbi7ws8/wish/355966665 Both the doctrine of separation of powers and more than two centuries of practice give the president the right to refuse to disclose certain info to congress or to the courts.The Supreme court first recognized the existence of executive privilege in an historic case, United States V, Nixon, in 1974.The chief executive must rely on the info and advice he receives from the key advisers. Their ability to do so depends on the confidential nature, the secrecy, of their relations with the president.

]]> 2019-05-01 20:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3367891/fdvxmbbi7ws8/wish/355966665 3367891 https://padlet.com/3367891/fdvxmbbi7ws8/wish/355968513 The system of separation of powers guarantees that Congress' power to make law and the courts' power to decide cases with clash with the president's power to execute the law. Congress and the courts must have all access to all the info necessary to the proper exercise of their constitutional responsibilities. President Nixon claimed executive privilege in an unsuccessful attempt to protect himself from the consequences of the Watergate scandal. Properly the presidents ability to invoke executive privilege should be limited to the protection of information deemed vital to the security of the United States. ]]> 2019-05-01 20:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/3367891/fdvxmbbi7ws8/wish/355968513