re: #54 jaunte

“…it does not seem unreasonable to think that, absent further indicia of disruptive effects, Congress’s power to travel abroad for investigative purposes overrides the Pentagon’s restrictions, such that lawmakers can continue to visit places like Afghanistan and Iraq to examine and hold the president accountable for U.S. military operations.

Congress is supposed to be a co-equal branch of government. This should be a no-brainer. Congress shouldn’t have to be kowtowing to the Executive to have security clearances for their staff, either. The congressional Republicans were happy enough to abandon all these powers, either being scared of Trump’s base or abandoning their own responsibilities to second-guess and throw rocks at Obama.