Posted on 03/20/2015 9:21:12 PM PDT by John Semmens
Contending that "constant prying by the enemies of this Administration are impeding my ability to smoothly rule this country," President Obama issued a decree exempting the White House Office of Administration from further compliance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) spokesperson Anne Weismann characterized the move as "completely out of step with the President's supposed commitment to transparency."
Office of Administration Director Beth Jones defended the move as "a necessary precaution against information falling into the wrong hands. This country is at war with reactionary elements who wouldn't hesitate to abuse the freedom the law allows to embarrass and discredit the Administration. Well, President Obama isn't about to let these rogue elements have free rein to scrutinize the inner workings of the government."
Jones denied that the cancellation of access for persons to hostile to the President contradicts his pledge of transparency. "The windows on a home are transparent, but the owners are well-advised to draw the blinds to prevent peeping Toms from invading their privacy," Jones asserted. "All we are doing here is drawing the blinds. The President's friends will still be able to enjoy whatever access he deems necessary to their roles in defense of his policies."
The Obama Administration has been the most aggressive in US history in its efforts to clamp down on information about what's going on behind closed doors. It has prosecuted more whistle blowers and sentenced them to longer prison terms than all other presidents combined. This latest move is merely another example of its determination to conduct its business outside the view of the voters.
In related news, the Department of Justice rebuffed a subpoena for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails on the grounds that "mere suspicion that the Secretary may have used her private server as a means of concealing what she was doing is not proof. Until we see proof that she actually concealed something via this stratagem we see no need to pry into her affairs."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/172723-2015-03-20-semi-news-semi-satire-march-22-2015-edition.htm
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Reads prettt accurate to me.
So, why are Mods insisting you mark each title? /S
....many a true word in jest.
As always, close to that edge. Good one.
FFIA
Freedom from Information Act
Haha...The most transparent government ever...heh. You have to love the idiocy of this Administration, playing to the idiots that elected him... The painful thing is that it works!!
Wasn’t he promising to be the most transparent president ever? What a phony!
As I’ve been saying, this administration is at war with the American people. More and more, they are acting like the NAZIS of Germany and the RULERS of the old Soviet Union. They truly believe that the WH is their “BUNKER” to be protected from the “SLAVES”, that is always trying to “UNDO” everything that this WH have created. But, because we have a very “COMPLICIT” house of representatives and senate and judicial branches, they just may get away with it. Even the stink of corruption spewing out of Washington doesn’t move these people.
I see that your post is marked “semi-news/semi-satire”, meaning that half the time you report straight news. This post surely falls in the “straight news” portion.
Careful John.....You may be investigated for having illegal insider knowledge.... LOL!
Good reporting...;)
Another beauty, John. Thank you for the ping.
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