BUSH
ARTICLE III. FAILURE TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION
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6) Non-Cooperation with Congress
In derogation of the legislative functions of the Congress, granted
under Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution, and the implied obligation
to see that the laws made by Congress are faithfully executed, George
Walker Bush, in his conduct as President of the United States, has
engaged in a consistent pattern of obstructing and frustrating Congressional
investigations. George Walker Bush opposed and delayed the formation
of a commission to investigate the attacks of September 11, 2001,
and once it was formed, refused to turn over key documents and information
in compliance with subpoenas, and also sought and gained exemption
from testifying under oath for all but one top administration official
(Condoleezza Rice). He refused requests from the Select Bipartisan
Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane
Katrina and requests from the 9/11 Commission to turn over key documents
and information.
Under his administration the Justice Department made it official policy
to refuse cooperation with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests,
to refuse the release of records or testimony central to informing
government decisions, to re-classify previously unclassified records
and to withhold even non-secret documents.
These actions severely restrict the ability of the people and their
representatives in Congress seeking to hold government officials accountable
for their decisions to have access to a record of how official decisions
were reached, or even to know what the official polices are. Wherefore,
George Walker Bush, by obstructing the work of the Congress, did commit
and was guilty of high misdemeanors against the United States of America.