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Congressional hearings are one big way to hold the executive branch publicly accountable. Then, there’s the election. My sense is that a lot of the bad decisio
by rflrob 7y ago
Congressional hearings are one big way to hold the executive branch publicly accountable. Then, there’s the election.
My sense is that a lot of the bad decisions don’t necessarily rise to the level of negligence, so civil/criminal penalties are unlikely.
- quietthrow 7y agoAre congressional hearing just a tame way of public shaming? Or is there more to it. I feel it’s just a slap on the wrist most of the time.