There are also the museums and churches that St Petersburg is famous for, and August is one of the best months to take a walking tour of the city to see them. You wonât get stuck in a traffic jam and will hopefully enjoy some fine weather as well as the cityâs beautiful architecture.
Definitions for executive privilege. Executive privilege. In the United States government, executive privilege is the power claimed by the President of the United States and other members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government.
One major point you are missing is that Obama claimed that Bush hides behind executive privilege, and that Obama was going to bring change and transparency to Washington. So it really doesn't matter how many times Bush invoked executive privilege (and one could also debate the merits of when it is invoked). Obama looks like a hypocrite for accusing Bush of using this tactic, and then doing the same thing when the opportunity presents itself.