Should Congress Be Above the Law?

Publication Date: November 1993

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Dan Greenberg

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Government reform

Type: Report

Abstract:

Despite overwhelming public support (87 percent in one recent poll) for the principle that Congress should be subject to the laws it passes--including its endorsement by all three major presidential candidates last year--congressional leaders and many rank-and-file Congressmen argue that it is necessary for Congress to be above the law in order to preserve the constitutional separation of powers.