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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: calgal who wrote (223703)	1/30/2002 3:22:45 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769670

A fairly sensible view of the matter. Yes, it is political, because it can be made to look bad. Yes, it is governmental because there is no bright line dividing what is covered by privilege from what is not, so there is a continual struggle between the White House and Capitol Hill. But if one thinks about it, privilege always exists because the effects of not extending it would be more baneful. Wives cannot be forced to testify against their husbands; lawyers cannot reveal communications with clients; doctors are supposed to respect privacy; priests and ministers are not forced to reveal matters communicated as part of spiritual counsel or sacramental confession. In each case, we can see why there is a special trust protected. Well, in the case of the President and his people, the inability to have a meeting and speak candidly without fearing that all comments will be fair game in a public forum will surely have chilling effect on deliberations and meetings. Work product, as opposed to more formal reports and such, ought to be privileged in most instances......