For Immediate Release December 29, 2009 Executive Order - Classified National Security Information
"This order prescribes a uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information, including information relating to defense against transnational terrorism. Our democratic principles require that the American people be informed of the activities of their Government. Also, our Nation's progress depends on the free flow of information both within the Government and to the American people. Nevertheless, throughout our history, the national defense has required that certain information be maintained in confidence in order to protect our citizens, our democratic institutions, our homeland security, and our interactions with foreign nations. Protecting information critical to our Nation's security and demonstrating our commitment to open Government through accurate and accountable application of classification standards and routine, secure, and effective declassification are equally important priorities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows....."
It might be helpful if next time you actually included a link, verity.
Here is a .pdf version of Obama’s Amendments to Classified National Security Information policies. Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009
http://www.archives.gov/isoo/pdf/cnsi-eo.pdf
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No mention of exactly what he changed, and personally I don’t feel like comparing line by line.
I do notice in the very beginning that the Executive Order specifically mentions the CONSTITUTION as giving power to the President to make these orders. Funny how he only cares about it when it suits him. The fact that he was a British Citizen at birth and ineligible doesn’t matter I guess.
This is exactly why every Conservative who ridicules Birthers should take a VERY long, hard look in the mirror and decide — are you FOR the Constitution, or AGAINST it? It may indeed be the ONLY way we can repair some of the damage done (by him being declared ineligible according to the Constitution, and thereby making these decisions and actions null and void), and by no means will we (obviously) be able to repair all of the damage already done — like this announcement today.