http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/09/22/speech-or-debate-clause-ii-staff-confidently-engaging/ Recommendations, Resources, and Reform Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:53:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/09/22/speech-or-debate-clause-ii-staff-confidently-engaging/comment-page-1/#comment-6090 House Appropriations Testimony | The Open House Project Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:07:57 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/09/22/speech-or-debate-clause-ii-staff-confidently-engaging/#comment-6090 [...] subpoenas, etc), evaluating privileges (including the legislative branch’s immunity under the Speech or Debate Clause ), the confidentiality of constituent information, internal House policy development, and advice on [...] [...] subpoenas, etc), evaluating privileges (including the legislative branch’s immunity under the Speech or Debate Clause ), the confidentiality of constituent information, internal House policy development, and advice on [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/09/22/speech-or-debate-clause-ii-staff-confidently-engaging/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Unbelievable: Texas House, Quit Snitching | The Open House Project Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:41:17 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/09/22/speech-or-debate-clause-ii-staff-confidently-engaging/#comment-1110 [...] What enforcement mechanism might root out corruption when the incentive to self-police is so nakedly impotent? That’s a difficult question, since the independence of the legislative branch is a necessary precondition for objective decision-making. (See the speech or debate clause.) You’d think that electoral pressure would encourage at least the appearance of oversight. [...] [...] What enforcement mechanism might root out corruption when the incentive to self-police is so nakedly impotent? That’s a difficult question, since the independence of the legislative branch is a necessary precondition for objective decision-making. (See the speech or debate clause.) You’d think that electoral pressure would encourage at least the appearance of oversight. [...]

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