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Dear friend, POGO and the Constitution Project are both releasing handbooks that outline the relative powers of Congress and the executive branch in congressional oversight, and describe why such authority is vital to our system of government. To mark their release, we are partnering for a panel discussion at the National Press Club: "Congress vs. the President: The Scope of Congressional Oversight Powers" Thursday, July 16, 2009 "[The proper role of the legislature is] to watch and control the government; to throw the light of publicity on its acts; to compel a full exposition and justification of all of them which any one considers questionable; to censure them if found condemnable." - John Stuart Mill Panelists: Mickey Edwards; Member of Congress (R-OK), 1977-1993 Morton Rosenberg; author/contributor to the handbooks; former Specialist in American Law at the Congressional Research Service; Constitution Project Fellow Christopher Shays; Member of Congress (R-CT), 1987-2009 Ronald Weich; Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice; Chief Counsel to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, 2005-2009 Moderated by Jeanne Cummings, Politico's assistant managing editor There will be copies available for purchase of The Art of Congressional Oversight: A User's Guide to Doing It Right, published by the Project On Government Oversight ($21.10 cash or check made out to Project On Government Oversight). You will also be able to pick up a complimentary copy of When Congress Comes Calling: A Primer on the Principles, Practices, and Pragmatics of Legislative Inquiry, authored by Morton Rosenberg and published by the Constitution Project. The event is free, but RSVPs are required. RSVP to rsvp@constitutionproject.org Co-hosted by the Constitution Project and the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) |
