Josh Marshall: The Fix Is In -- No subpoena power for Commission [View All]

[grasswire]

February 6, 7 p.m.

Here's the executive order the president just signed authorizing his commission which he "established for the purpose of advising
the President in the discharge of his constitutional authority under Article II of the Constitution to conduct foreign relations, protect national security, and command the Armed Forces of the United States, in order to ensure the most effective counter-proliferation capabilities of the United States and response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the ongoing threat of terrorist activity."

The commission doesn't appear to have any subpoena power, only the right to "full and complete access to information relevant to its mission as described in section 2 of this order."

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/