Blue Herald
21
Jul
Rep. DeFazio: “Maybe the people who think there’s a conspiracy out there are right.”
by QuestionGirl • 8:06 pm

From BlueOregon:

Peter DeFazio wants to see the classified portion of the continuity-of-government plan. But the White House has denied him access.

From the O:

As a member of the U.S. House on the Homeland Security Committee, DeFazio, D-Ore., is permitted to enter a secure “bubbleroom” in the Capitol and examine classified material. So he asked the White House to see the secret documents.

On Wednesday, DeFazio got his answer: DENIED.

“I just can’t believe they’re going to deny a member of Congress the right of reviewing how they plan to conduct the government of the United States after a significant terrorist attack,” DeFazio says.

Even conservatives are calling this White House on its bizarre secrecy and use of executive power:

Norm Ornstein, a legal scholar who studies government continuity at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, said he “cannot think of one good reason” to deny access to a member of Congress who serves on the Homeland Security Committee.
“I find it inexplicable and probably reflective of the usual, knee-jerk overextension of executive power that we see from this White House,” Ornstein said.

DeFazio had asked to see the documents so that he could alleviate the fears of conspiracy-minded constituents. So much for that plan:

“Maybe the people who think there’s a conspiracy out there are right,” DeFazio said.


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