Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
How Our Laws are Made
Author: John V. SullivanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Appropriation Hearings, 1983
Author: United States. Drug Enforcement AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Congressional Field Hearing
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on EmpowermentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index: 79th Congress-82nd Congress, 1945-1952 (6 v.)
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Setting Course
Author: Craig SchultzA Manual of Parliamentary Practice
Author: Thomas JeffersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parliamentary practice
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Broken Branch
Author: Thomas E. MannPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195368711
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Two nationally renowned congressional scholars review the evolution of Congress from the early days of the republic to 2006, arguing that extreme partisanship and a disregard for institutional procedures are responsible for the institution's current state of dysfunction.
Testifying Before Congress
Author: William N. LaForgePublisher:
ISBN: 9781587331725
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A practical guide to preparing and delivering testimony before Congress and Congressional hearings for agencies, associations, corporations, military, NGOs, and state and local officials."
Secrets and Leaks
Author: Rahul SagarPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691168180
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Secrets and Leaks examines the complex relationships among executive power, national security, and secrecy. State secrecy is vital for national security, but it can also be used to conceal wrongdoing. How then can we ensure that this power is used responsibly? Typically, the onus is put on lawmakers and judges, who are expected to oversee the executive. Yet because these actors lack access to the relevant information and the ability to determine the harm likely to be caused by its disclosure, they often defer to the executive's claims about the need for secrecy. As a result, potential abuses are more often exposed by unauthorized disclosures published in the press. But should such disclosures, which violate the law, be condoned? Drawing on several cases, Rahul Sagar argues that though whistleblowing can be morally justified, the fear of retaliation usually prompts officials to act anonymously--that is, to "leak" information. As a result, it becomes difficult for the public to discern when an unauthorized disclosure is intended to further partisan interests. Because such disclosures are the only credible means of checking the executive, Sagar writes, they must be tolerated, and, at times, even celebrated. However, the public should treat such disclosures skeptically and subject irresponsible journalism to concerted criticism.