[sirchtruth]

The effect is the same, is it not?

Actually, I have know idea. My guess would be that it doesn't. Tell me why you think it might be the same?

[webschooner]

Well, I only skimmed thru the lawyer legalese in the Prez order you linked to (thanx for that), but I was just thinking the effect was prolly to seal the records unless Zero gives permission for access to them.

But I’m not a freaking lawyer (thankfully) nor do I play one on the boob toob, so I couldn’t say for sure.

[webschooner]

I just found this site. which if you read down, states the following about the first executive order that Zero signed when getting into the WH:

"That the first order of business Obama took care of on day one of his Presidency was to sign off on an Executive Order that states that only the records he chooses to be made public will be released?"

So if their analysis is correct, that is exactly what I was surmising.