'Most transparent' White House ever rewrote the FOIA to suppress politically sensitive docs

The Examiner ^ | MARCH 18, 2014 AT 8:45 AM | Mark Tapscott

[Texas Fossil]

It's Sunshine Week, so perhaps some enterprising White House reporter will ask press secretary Jay Carney why President Obama rewrote the Freedom of Information Act without telling the rest of America.

The rewrite came in an April 15, 2009, memo from then-White House Counsel Greg Craig instructing the executive branch to let White House officials review any documents sought by FOIA requestors that involved "White House equities."

That phrase is nowhere to be found in the FOIA, yet the Obama White House effectively amended the law to create a new exception to justify keeping public documents locked away from the public.

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"FOIA is designed to inform the public on government behavior; White House equities allow the government to withhold information from the media, and therefore the public, by having media requests forwarded for review. This not only politicizes federal agencies, it impairs fundamental First Amendment liberties," Cause of Action explains in its report.

[Texas Fossil]

Should we be surprised? NO.

But this truly deserves a heavy does of Daylight Disinfectant. More efforts to "hide the Lies", but the Obots.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Amagi]

Obama criminality runs deep and wide.

[PghBaldy]

The surprise is this happened nearly 5 years ago, and it is just now being learned. One of the first things the Obama Regime did.

[Logical me]

While the Republicans have their thumb up their butts the communists are closing the gates to ever return to the Constitution. The rest of King Obama’s term will finish the job and America will become a dictatorship. The Republicans are weak kneed and have no concept to dirty fighting and the dirty fighters are winning. There will be no turn back unless the Republicans get off their butts.

[Nachum]

The list, Ping

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[Slyfox]

[Texas Fossil]

Agree

[Texas Fossil]

Yes, revealing of their intent from the beginning.

[Texas Fossil]

Either they are totally exposed for what they are or we are finished as a nation.

The failure to act will lead to further division of the nation and civil war.

There is no excuse for congressional action.

[Texas Fossil]

Correction:

There is no excuse for congressional “IN-”action.

[sport]

You can make book on that they will not be totally exposed. And while you are at it you can also throw in that 99% of the public don't give a damn who they are. They are totally uninterested. Now, if it concerned March Madness, NFL Football, it would be a horse of a different color, but as long as it pertains to something as their and the future of their children.....

[grobdriver]

A turd in a tux.

[Texas Fossil]

I am not a sports fan.

I watch this garbage daily.

I am not alone.

[sport]

How long have Congressional Hearings about the Obama Administration abuses been going on and how many have been charged, tried, convicted and sentenced as a result of these hearings?

[Qiviut]

Speaking of "transparency" ......

No Reporters on Michelle Obama's Trip to China

"Michelle Obama’s trip to China starting on Wednesday will be nonpolitical, the White House says ..... The White House is defending the first lady bringing her family along for the ride by saying it's what the Chinese would want.

In other words, it's a VACATION ..... again

[Texas Fossil]

Can we pay them both to “stay away”?

[Texas Fossil]

The White Hut continues to refuse to comply with the demand for documents

[Qiviut]

Can we pay them both to “stay away”?

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Suits me, would probably be money well-spent ... but I feel like with as many vacays as they are taking now, we’re almost doing it already. The WH staffers are currently looking for the family’s August 9 vacation spot at Martha’s Vineyard.

[OneWingedShark]

If it's transparent, that means you can't see it!