Continuity of Government: The Government That Keeps Operating When the Public Can No Longer See It
In 1987, during the nationally televised Iran-Contra hearings, Representative Jack Brooks asked Colonel Oliver North a question that was not about arms sales to Iran. He asked whether North had worked on continuity-of-government plans for a major disaster. North’s lawyer objected immediately. Chairman Daniel Inouye said the question touched a “highly sensitive and classified area” and asked that it not be pursued.…
Read in Vietnamese →In 1987, during the nationally televised Iran-Contra hearings, Representative Jack Brooks asked Colonel Oliver North a question that was not about arms sales to Iran. He asked whether North had worked on continuity-of-government plans for a major disaster. North’s lawyer objected immediately. Chairman Daniel Inouye said the question touched a “highly sensitive and classified area” and asked that it not be pursued. Brooks said he had read about a contingency plan that could suspend the U.S. Constitution during an emergency. The question was closed on television.
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