Friday, October 7, 2011

Democrats Propose a Law To Keep Obama Records Secret

Judicial Watch

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….
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….
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