BREAKING: Obama Administration Illegally Defies Congressional Subpoena It is no secret that the Obama administration has developed a rather strong reputation for ignoring Congress and the Supreme Court to fulfill its own agenda. The president has not been shy about announcing his intention to bypass legislators where necessary to pass his Affordable Care Act, ignite immigration reform, and the like. Now, the House of Representatives has determined that the president may not have any intention of cooperating at all. According to a report from Newsmax, political adviser David Simas refused to answer a subpoena to appear before a congressional oversight committee, claiming that he was somehow immune from being compelled to testify. Darrel Issa, Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform committee, had subpoenaed Simas last week so that he would have to testify about how his office complies with the Hatch Act. He Hatch Act forbids federal government employees from engaging in partisan political activity. Simas is the director of the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach. By failing to abide by a congressional subpoena, Simas has contradicted the administrations claim that they are the most transparent in history. Why, then, is Simas refusing to testify? 