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"Most Transparent Administration Ever" Is No More: White House To Delete Its FOIA Regulations
Zero Hedge ^ | 3/17/15

Posted on 03/17/2015 5:25:45 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Lies, lies, and nothing but lies. The lies end now.

As reported moments ago, the White House is voiding a federal regulation that subjects its Office of Administration to the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA (incidentally the same act that discovered none of Hillary Clinton's "personal" government-business emails since they were not even stored on government property!) which as USA Today explains, makes "official a policy under Presidents Bush and Obama to reject requests for records to that office."

And just like that the lie of Obama's transparency is over, and it couldn't come at a worse time for the democratic party, just as its top contender for the 2016 presidential race is struggling to emerge from a cover-up scandal which reeks of intentional hiding of classified documentation from the public (or worse). Going forward it will no longer be Hillary Clinton who will be mocked and ridiculed for her total impunity when it comes to public accountability and transparency, but the "most untransparent" president as well.

The White House said the cleanup of FOIA regulations is consistent with court rulings that hold that the office is not subject to the transparency law. The office handles, among other things, White House record-keeping duties like the archiving of e-mails.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archives; buddhatroll; coverup; delete; emails; foia; recordkeeping; regulations; secrecy; transparency; transparent

1 posted on 03/17/2015 5:25:45 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

OUT OF CONTROL executive branch ALERT.

—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.


2 posted on 03/17/2015 5:29:30 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Enlightened1
Ideas have consequences and ideology has consequences. A Saul Alinsky communist has no more ideological commitment to transparency or truth than a Mohammedan.

However you label Obama, you get to the same place.


3 posted on 03/17/2015 5:35:30 AM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: Enlightened1
While I agree both Clinton and bammy stepped on their weenies here, big time... The writer should be more precise in expressing ideas:

...reeks of intentional hiding of classified documentation from the public...

Um, yeah. Anyone with a security clearance is bound by oath and law to "intentionally" hide classified material. I believe I know what the author meant, but what was written is a statement of simple good stewardship of classified material.

4 posted on 03/17/2015 5:47:07 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: PGalt; Mrs. B.S. Roberts

Just about the most sacred words ever penned by the hand of man are the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.
In the Declaration I question a SINGLE word in the phrase, “Right of the people”.
To halt the destructive policies of out-of-control government is it the “RIGHT” of the people or is it the “OBLIGATION” of the people.
History has shown often times that the people who ignore their obligatory duties as citizens end up in the dustbin of history.
In the USA, the OBLIGATORY task is to carefully consider and then cast your VOTE.
2016 may be the last chance to act.


5 posted on 03/17/2015 5:49:47 AM PDT by CaptainAmiigaf (N.Y.Times: We print the news as it fits our views)
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To: Enlightened1

They are just formalizing their pervasive stonewalling during Obama’s tenure. They never responded appropriately anyway.


6 posted on 03/17/2015 5:50:57 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: nathanbedford; CaptainAmiigaf
However you label Obama, you get to the same place.

History has shown often times that the people who ignore their obligatory duties as citizens end up in the dustbin of history.

BUMP! BUMP!

7 posted on 03/17/2015 5:55:59 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Enlightened1
This is the most transparent administration in history.

More like... see-through.

8 posted on 03/17/2015 6:06:43 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Enlightened1
"Most Transparent Administration Ever" Is No More...

Is no more? When exactly was it?

9 posted on 03/17/2015 6:28:32 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are.)
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To: Enlightened1
TRANS
10 posted on 03/17/2015 6:35:19 AM PDT by baddog 219
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To: Enlightened1

If PPFA & NARAL can be the Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac of Population Control, and if Big Br’O doesn’t want the job, why not let Judicial Watch become the official School Bakesale outsourcer where citizens can reposit their evidence of Govt malfeasance.


11 posted on 03/17/2015 6:55:21 AM PDT by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: Rodamala; All

Thanks for the serial liar reminder, Rodamala.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-16/transparency

The lie is the weapon used most often by the criminal.

OUT OF CONTROL executive branch ALERT!


12 posted on 03/17/2015 7:17:08 AM PDT by PGalt
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Of course, the DemocRat party, not able to bear this final outrage, has turned on President Obama and a group of DemoCrat Congressional leaders are scheduled to meet privately with the President in the Oval office to tell him he should resign for the good of the country............(snert).........(gak)............(pwwwwooo)..............HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH!!!!!!


13 posted on 03/17/2015 8:16:49 AM PDT by JewishRighter
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To: Enlightened1

Sounds like “The Great ObamaNaion” is cleaning up his administration’s paper trail to avoid justice.


14 posted on 03/17/2015 11:02:18 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Enlightened1
"Most Transparent Administration Ever" Is No More: White House To Delete Its FOIA Regulations

What kind of BS is this?
"Is no more?"

Transparent?
It never was, from the getgo.

As transparent as Hoover Dam...

Beginning with his personal record, from birth, through education to who funded Obungo's entire political career.

15 posted on 03/17/2015 9:26:33 PM PDT by publius911 (If you like Obamacare, You'll LOVE ObamaWeb.)
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To: Enlightened1

Isn’t this sorta like drawing the curtains on a window that is already shuttered as for a hurricane?


16 posted on 03/22/2015 7:43:10 AM PDT by CPOSharky (I was born with nothing, and I still have most of it.)
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To: Enlightened1

“Most Transparent Administration Ever” was an intentional lie from the beginning, just as “You can keep your doctor” was, and a multitude of others.

A political milestone was reached when the public learned that President Eisenhower had lied to them. There was outrage, the public was not accustomed to the President lying to them. Nowadays, Obama feeds us a steady stream of contemptuous lies and the public sheepishly does nothing.

This country is damned to destruction because it has been dumbed down to accept government abuse with no consequence.


17 posted on 03/23/2015 9:52:10 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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