Posted on 10/06/2011 12:57:32 AM PDT by Watchdog85
According to Judicial Watch, Rep. Edolphous Towns (D-NY) has introduced the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2011. That bill would do with Obama’s presidential records what Obama has already done to his personal and collegiate records: Seal them up.
In an obvious effort to protect President Barack Obama, a group of congressional Democrats has introduced legislation to create an official process that will allow the commander-in-chief to keep presidential records secret after he leaves office.
Ironically, Obama revoked a similar George W. Bush order in one of his first official acts as president. In 2001 Bush penned an executive order severely limiting public access to his presidential records. Shortly after swearing in, Obama killed it as part of his much-ballyhooed commitment to government transparency. At the time, the new president claimed that he was giving the American people greater access to “historic documents.”
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If the Democrats’ proposed measure (Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2011) becomes law, former presidents will be allowed to assert a new “constitutionally based privilege” against disclosing records of their liking. Here is how it would work; the Archivist of the United States would be required to notify the former president, as well as the incumbent, of intentions to make records public. Anything that either the former or current president claims should be kept private won’t be released.
The veteran Brooklyn congressman (Edolphus Towns) who recently introduced the law in the U.S. House has yet to explain why it’s necessary.
This looks like a sign of surrender to me. Why seal up Obama’s records now, if you think he’s strong to get re-elected next year?
And, how many Solyndras and executive directives to punish various enemies may be lurking in those records?
There is no constitutional basis.
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Since the Republicans control the House, this bill will go nowhere!
Since the Republicans control the House, this bill will go nowhere!
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It had better not!
The little criminal thug string bean has a lot he needs to cover up no doubt.
Oh yes, they call him the sneak....
Sure. Beelzebama is giving his “I have a scheme” speech on a daily basis..
You may be right....or maybe not. "Compromise" and "Partisanship" have screwed us before. Constant vigilance over the vermin, both D & R, that infest Congress is essential.
It better be "Reid-ified". That is, DOA, just like house republican bills sent to the senate.
They should have done this before 2010. Too late now.
What? You mean he may be from Kenya after all, or a Soviet plant?
Public records become his private life. Bubba *Squirt is jealous.
the GOP is complicit in this coup by an incompetent affirmative action identity-questioned marxist
Otherwise barry sutoro would not be sitting on the crapper at 1600 Pensnylvania Avenue
Soviet plant?
My little conspiracy theory: Read this and see what you think.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2344042/posts
“Partisanship” S/B “Bi-Partisanship”
(It took a second cup to spot that. lol)
I have seen that information before, and I was not being sarcastic. This guy is a Communist menace - the perfect ‘Manchurian Candidate’.
His father was a known Communist. I think there is a lot that has been swept away from the eyes of the American public on this Treasonous Traitor named Obama. Most would be aghast if they knew half of the truth in who and what they voted for in 2008.
It wasn’t Bush’s records that Bush was protecting but Clinton’s. This was part of Bush’s “it’s nice to be nice” campaign, because many people wanted an examination of things Clinton had done in the WH but Bush didn’t want people to focus on Clinton anymore and possibly accuse him (Bush) of vindictiveness.
The majority of his 2008 voters know EXACTLY what they voted for - a wanna-be street thug gangsta rapper. Meanwhile, The Wookie continues collecting reparations.
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