[muawiyah]

Yes, Congress, as the premier branch of the federal government DOES HAVE SPECIAL RIGHTS ~ one of which is to first get approval of the Speaker of the House to conduct a raid on a Congressman's office in the precincts of the House.

If you don't like that idea, may I recommend a suitible police state somewhere else for your retirement.

One thing America doesn't need is another person who disputes the rights of the House of Representatives to set its own rules.

[DB]

Well many including the federal judge that presided over the matter strongly disagree with you.

Congress is not above the law.

[CharlesWayneCT]

But they DID try to get permission, for MONTHS ON END, and the congress refused.

So they got the 3rd branch of government to agree with the 2nd branch of government that the 1st branch doesn't have the absolute authority to refuse a valid search warrant.

Then Hastert said bad things about the president, things that played into the democrat's constant harping of the president "overstepping his authority". When this wasn't anything like that, because a FEDERAL JUDGE HAD APPROVED THE RAID.

Hastert could have chosen to attack the judiciary, but he didn't, and he hurt his party.

But that's not what this is about, it's about Hastert having an opportunity to at least act on allegations, and having chosen a path that turned out to be the wrong path.