Bush 'kills' Freedom of Information Act compliance...

[katty]

more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bush_effectiveless_kills_Freedom_of_Information_0206.html

Bush 'kills' Freedom of Information Act compliance officer
RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday February 6, 2008


Buried on page A17 of Wednesday's Washington Post is a bit of a non-surprise: President George W. Bush has effectively killed a position monitoring compliance with government efforts to release documents.

Late last year, Washington watchdogs won over a reluctant President Bush, who agreed to sign a law enforcing better compliance with the Freedom of Information Act.

"But in his budget request this week," the Post's Elizabeth Williamson writes, "Bush proposed shifting a newly created ombudsman's position from the National Archives and Records Administration to the Department of Justice. Because the ombudsman would be the chief monitor of compliance with the new law, that move is akin to killing the critical function, some members of Congress and watchdog groups say."

[Qutzupalotl]

1. K&R!

[Deny and Shred]

2. This is still a request, right? Not a done deal?

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. I bet every crook in this nation is jealous of George Bush.

They all want to grow up to be president.

[postulater]

4. What kind of Congress do we have that will tolerate this crap.

The Presidency is not intended to be such a powerful post.

The power comes from the people through the Congress. When Congress is doing their job, the Presidency is just an administrative post and a figurehead, like the Founding Fathers wanted. You can bet they intended NOT to have a king, they were tired of that and set up our government to avoid this very situation.

Our representatives have lost our country for us.

Whoever is elected president is less important than electing representatives that will take back our Constitution.

Sad to say I live in Sensenbrenner territory and he shows no sign of becoming human.