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In reply to the discussion: White House office to delete its FOIA regulations [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(59,921 posts)66. Here it is.
Hat tip, onenote.
Removal of Published Rules To Align Published Policy with Current Sources of Law
Action
Final Rule.
Summary
The Executive Office of the President, Office of Administration, is removing regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations related to the status of records created and maintained by the Executive Office of the President. This action is being taken in order to align Office of Administration policy with well-settled legal interpretations of the Office of Administration's status under Federal law and Executive Orders, including the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, and Executive Order 13526. The Office of Administration, as an entity whose sole function is to advise and assist the President of the United States, is not an agency under the Freedom of Information Act or the Privacy Act of 1974, nor does its implementation of Executive Order 13526 affect members of the public. Accordingly, the provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations to be removed are without legal effect.
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The entire detailed legislative and legal history is what some folks are missing. Obama's White
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#5
"well-settled legal interpretations." sounds like bush's excuse for water-boarding
Romeo.lima333
Mar 2015
#27
Codifying settled law, in the legal sense, is now cause for outrage directed personally at Obama for some folks it seems.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#11
Something smells rotten, but maybe you are facing in the wrong direction, sir?
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#16
Erm, so all that Clinton-hunting, breaking down the walls of the White House
Baitball Blogger
Mar 2015
#12
"consistent with court rulings that hold that the office is not subject to the transparency law."
elleng
Mar 2015
#18
This ruling applies to the WH Office of Administration and implements a 2009 apellate decision
onenote
Mar 2015
#21
Ditto - on your headline only. The ODS on DU in times like these is truly sickening.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#28
Transparency my ass - just another perty speech by a slick-talking front for the Oligarchs.
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2015
#36
Yes its the freakin' center of the universe. Now name one person who has worked
onenote
Mar 2015
#54
In 2009 the courts held that the statute doesn't apply to it OA in a suit brought in 2007
onenote
Mar 2015
#59
I recall that Obama promised transparency in his administration when he ran for president
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#47
A court ruled in 2009 that the FOIA statute didn't cover the WH Office of Administration
onenote
Mar 2015
#51
Lovely rant. Has nothing to do with the act of taking an unenforced and unenforceable
onenote
Mar 2015
#64
First and foremost, Obama is a politician. Before he is anything else we want him to be.
Calista241
Mar 2015
#97