If we get to see attorney advice to the President, we can certainly see memos written by congressional staffers for their bosses. And memos written by executive branch bureaucrats for their bosses. Imagine getting to see the amoral strategizing of a Pelosi or Kennedy minion.
Unless this is a one-time thing, or something that only applies to Republicans.
####Nice precedent. I look forward to Senate staffers reviewing every memo and letter and email written by Democrats being considered for Judgeships and other positions requiring confirmation.####
Isn't it amazing how different things are for Democrat judicial nominees? The Republicans controlled the Senate when Clinton sent radical leftie Ruth Bader Ginzburg's nomination up. I don't recall Republicans visiting the White House beforehand with a list of names, warning Clinton that he'd better not nominate anyone on that list. Yet the Democrats did precisely that to President Bush even though they don't even control the Senate.
Then, when Clinton made his pick, even though she was a far out left-winger, I don't recall the Republicans making much of a deal out of it. They promptly agreed to hearings (if the 'Rats currently controlled the Senate does anyone think they'd be doing that?) and asked only a few general questions of her. And even those questions raised the ire of the Democrats, who acted indignant that she was being questioned at all. I don't recall the Republicans demanding a ton of documents. I don't recall Republicans prowling around in front of the TV cameras, snarling that a nominee who was "outside the mainstream" would be Borked. I don't recall any GOP Senators announcing that the nominee would have to agree to rule a certain way on a particular case or else they'd vote against her. I don't recall the AP or other media outlets prying into the nominee's background.
The double standard is so obvious.