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Originally Posted by Marcus1124
Except our officials ARE held accountable, either through elections or through impeachment, which is an act carried out by those who themselves will subsequently be held to account for THAT action.
There is absolutely NOTHING preventing Congress as a body from impeaching the President or any other officer of the Executive branch for refusal to cooperate fully with Congress' oversite role. If they fail to do so, and enough of the people are outraged by that inaction, they will be held accountable. If they do so in an overly partisan or political manner, and enough people are outraged by their action, they will be held accountable.
But Congress does have the absolute power to hold members of the executive branch accountable, and their decisions to do so, or not do so is driven by the reflective will of the people in the end.
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Congress, however, is to a considerable degree a dysfunctional body, and a far more effective check would be to do away with secretiveness and allow the full light of day to disinfect the festering moral rot that permeates our gov't.