[autumnraine]

I am distrustful of Obama too, but I really think this EO deals with PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish policies
and procedures governing the assertion of executive privilege by incumbent
and former Presidents in connection with the release of Presidential records
by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) pursuant
to the Presidential Records Act of 1978,

[LucyT]

Perhaps someone can address your comment.

Ping to #20

[Fred Nerks]

...By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish policies and procedures governing the assertion of executive privilege by incumbent and former Presidents in connection with the release of Presidential records by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) pursuant to the Presidential Records Act of 1978, ...

reads like legalese jargon for 'if you try to force me to release MY documentation, I'll open up YOURS!

We need a FReeper lawyer to read the entire document and advise. The sting is probably somewhere where we are not supposed to find it.

[Spunky]

I agree with you autumnraine. I do believe this only applies to Presidential Records.

"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish policies and procedures governing the assertion of executive privilege by incumbent and former Presidents in connection with the release of Presidential records by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) pursuant to the Presidential Records Act of 1978,"

Birth Certificates, school records, etc are not in the National Archives and Records Administration.

[Beckwith]

I am distrustful of Obama too, but I really think this EO deals with PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS.

It all depends on the definition of "presidential records," doesn't it?

I could make a strong argument that anything that applies to Obama after January 20th, 2009, is now a "presidential record" -- and that includes his birth certificate and college and medical records.