It's more than just "original intent", or however they construe their view of the law. Here, seen abusing the privacy laws to shut down an inquiry into wrongdoing:
But Republicans on the committee found a repulsive new way to prevent the witnesses from testifying. At the last minute, the GOP insisted that these victims of arbitrary fee hikes (who'd flown into DC from around the country to tell their stories) had to sign a vaguely worded waver permitting the credit card companies to discuss their credit histories publicly anywhere, anytime.-via Kos dairy
