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White House Office of Administration drops transparency regulation on freedom of information day
upi ^ | March 16, 2015 | By Danielle Haynes

Posted on 03/16/2015 2:58:37 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- The White House Office of Administration on Monday announced it's deleting regulations subjecting it to the Freedom of Information Act seven years after a federal judge ruled the office doesn't have to comply with the law.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled in June 2008 the Office of Administration was not subject to FOIA regulations because it doesn't employ "the type of substantial independent authority that the D.C. Circuit has found sufficient to make an (executive office of the president) component an agency under the FOIA."

The Office of Administration provides administrative support and business services to the president's executive office.

The ruling came about after the office wasn't able to comply with a government watchdog group's FOIA request for up to 22 million emails. The White House said the emails had been deleted by a computer glitch.

It's not clear why it took seven years, but the office is now removing the FOIA policy from the Federal Register.

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: emails; foia; foiaday; obama; obamafoia; transparency; whfoia
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1 posted on 03/16/2015 2:58:37 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson
"The White House said the emails had been deleted by a computer glitch."

Hmmmm I wonder if that was the same computer glitch that got the IRS.

Tsk tsk

Those things are pesky aren't they?

2 posted on 03/16/2015 3:00:54 PM PDT by China Clipper ( Animals? Sure I like animals. See? There's one there, right next to the potatoes!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Nope. Nothing to see here.

Moveon.org.. move on.


3 posted on 03/16/2015 3:01:38 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The White House will answer to no one ,screw the People


4 posted on 03/16/2015 3:03:25 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Jim Robinson

Massive Unpermitted Wiretapping of Everyone is "Transparency"

Transfer of Massive Unpermitted Personal Wiretapping of Everyone to the DNC is "civil rights protected"

IRS attacks on conservatives is "uniformity"

Ignoring Warnings before the Boston Atrocities is "the new Early Alert System"

Removal of all Wiretapping of Terrorists and/or Mosques is "Obama-quality Protection"

Bullying, Thuggery, and Violence by the Left is really only "Love"

Control and Govt Censorship of Speech is "Free Speech"

Islamic Jihad against America is a Good thing and Must be Encouraged and NEVER named.

Witholding Records from Congress regarding Terrorists in the Homeland is "Transparency"

Giving Financial Help to America's Enemies is Just Good Sense

Arming Terrorists at the Border and in Libya Improves US Security

Refusing FOIA Requests is "Openness"

ALL terrorists deserve welfare, healthcare, college, and taxpayer funded IVF

Medical Records Held and Disseminated by the State is "Privacy"

Rationing Healthcare Creates Jobs

Destroying and Betraying America's Allies Makes for Improved American "Safety"

Justice Depending on Skin Color and Religion is only "Fair".

War is Peace (*)

Freedom is Slavery (*)

Ignorance is Strength (*)

[ * from 1984, Orwell; rest instituted by the undocumented pRes_ _ent Obama ]

5 posted on 03/16/2015 3:03:25 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: Jim Robinson
We need FOIA reform everywhere.

Republicans are mad about Hillary Clinton's emails. So pass Foia reform

6 posted on 03/16/2015 3:07:05 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Diogenesis
time to ....get ON with it!!




7 posted on 03/16/2015 3:07:16 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: China Clipper
Meanwhile....in the super secret server in the basement of the White house....(between the Mosque and the Rovian weather machine)

....intensive work is going on 24/7

8 posted on 03/16/2015 3:11:40 PM PDT by spokeshave (He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people,)
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"Some animals lack the type of substantial independent authority that the D.C. Circuit has found sufficient to make an (executive office of the president) component an agency under the FOIA." Animal FArm photo: Animal Farmville animalfarmville.jpg Another one of those federal district court judges.
9 posted on 03/16/2015 3:12:21 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The South Was Right!


10 posted on 03/16/2015 3:13:38 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Jim Robinson

And not a peep out of congress.


11 posted on 03/16/2015 3:16:55 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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Congress? You mean the rubber stamp legislative body? They only fund it, they don’t make policy.


12 posted on 03/16/2015 3:30:33 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Jim Robinson
Hi guy, I hope you are doing well.

The White House Office of Administration on Monday announced it's deleting regulations subjecting it to the Freedom of Information Act

So what? They didn't observe the regulations in the first place.

Anyway, according to Valarie Jarrett, laws are for the little people.

5.56mm

13 posted on 03/16/2015 3:34:04 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Jim Robinson

Have been deleting DC laws from my register for quite awhile.


14 posted on 03/16/2015 3:39:44 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way. Was)
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To: Jim Robinson; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; All
Hillary (the designated future President elect) will be dancing in the streets!
15 posted on 03/16/2015 3:49:03 PM PDT by potlatch ("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
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16 posted on 03/16/2015 3:59:06 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: potlatch

Hillary won’t be elected.

Valerie Jarrett wants to keep her position as ‘senior advisor’ to the President, and Elizabeth Warren would likely have no problem with that. Warren and Jarrett met privately about 2 years ago, and I assume that was the reason for the meeting.

Hillary would place Cheryl Mills in the position.

VJ and Obama tried to destroy Hillary by refusing to provide military assistance in Benghazi. The whole Benghazi thing was a setup to embarrass her and it went much further than predicted.

But it didn’t destroy her. So now the re-release of the information about her email server.

They have to destroy her or VJ will lose her power. She will not give up. The only thing that is at question is how far will she go to destroy Hillary ?


17 posted on 03/16/2015 4:03:35 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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18 posted on 03/16/2015 4:06:53 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Jim Robinson

Welcome to the New Socialist Caliphate of the Western Hemisphere.


19 posted on 03/16/2015 4:06:57 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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20 posted on 03/16/2015 4:07:18 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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