David Frum

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Eastland v. US Serviceman's Fund, 1975. https://t.co/n3VNPemyMq — PolitiTweet.org

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The most relevant case also involved bank records. The bank argued it had broken no law, subpoena would violate privacy. "Whether [the bank's] activities violated any statute is not relevant; the inquiry was intended to inform Congress in an area where legislation may be had." — PolitiTweet.org

A simple summary of Congress's subpoena power would be: if Congress could lawfully legislate on a subject, it can subpoena on that subject.

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Congress need not actually have a plan to legislate. Just a theoretical possibility of legislation will do. And since Congress can of course regulate about banking ... — PolitiTweet.org

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