In case you had the benefit scourge of a public school education in cities like Detroit or Los Angeles, let me explain the context of this title. Prior to the French Revolution, King Louis XIV once stated, "L'etat, ce'st moi." Translated, he said, "The state, it is me," meaning the monarchy of the French kings was absolute and none could contradict that. Later, during the Revolution, that attitude got Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette, in trouble, has history has shown.
La loi, c'est moi is translated as "the law, it is me" - and such seems to be the attitude of Barack Obama.
The White House counsel refused Friday to comply with a subpoena as issued by a House panel regarding the failed solar energy company Solyndra, saying that the initiative "was driven more by partisan politics than a legitimate effort to conduct a responsible investigation."
In the law, discovery - the process of requesting documents and information - is said to be "painted by a borad brush," such that while it cannot be a "fishing expedition" there is still much latitude allowed. It would be inequitable to have to force an aggrieved party to identify and itemize to detail the records requested ("the letter to Solyndra's CEO dated March 12, 2010") when they are trying to establish the existence of such records. Furthermore, even if the party receiving the subpoena does not agree with it, they cannot simply refuse because they don't like it.
Unless - perhaps - the White House feels it is better to adopt the strategy of stalling and posturing to avoid a response that is proper to a subpoena, that is, taking the Fifth.
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