Political Science Pol Sci 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Executive Privilege, House Un-American Activities Committee, Perjury
12 Jun 2016
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If your intention isn"t to make a law, it must be assumed that they are overstepping their authority and simply trying to dig up dirt: rights of witnesses: a. i. Executive privilege if you"re the president of the us (or authorized by the president), you can refuse to give information to congress on the basis of sensitivity/privilege to the executive branch scope is very unknown a. ii. First amendment infringing on your right to freely associate a. iii. Fifth amendment self-incrimination clause: no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. a. iii. 1. Keeps you from essentially not having a choice it used to be that if you had to testify (and you really did it) and lied, then you would be charged with perjury a. iii. 2. Must be incriminating yourself to plead the fifth, can"t take the fifth to protect others a. iv.
