White House Cites ‘Executive Privilege’ To Block Inquiry On ‘Eviscerated’ Global Warming Testimony

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White House Cites ‘Executive Privilege’ To Block Inquiry On ‘Eviscerated’ Global Warming Testimony

Last month, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officials revealed that the White House “eviscerated” the congressional testimony of CDC President Julie Gerberding on the “Human Impacts of Global Warming.” The deletions included “details on how many people might be adversely affected because of increased warming” and the scientific basis of specific diseases impacted by climate change.

Last week, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) wrote to President Bush “requesting a full accounting of what occurred during that review process.” Appearing on MSNBC today, Boxer said the administration has stonewalled her efforts, claiming executive privilege:

Many pages of it were redacted… And by the way, we wrote the President. He gave our letter to Fred Fielding, the chief counsel over there, his counsel, who said ‘executive privilege, I don’t have to tell you what she wrote.’ … So yes, I think they are hiding this. I think they are hiding a lot of things. It’s their way, it’s their habit, it’s wrong.

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Fielding claimed that “the request by its very nature seeks communications involving pre-decisional deliberative materials relating to an inter-agency review process…it is clear that the request implicates core Executive Branch interests and raises separation of powers concerns.”

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[jimshoes]

1. Someone tell that pinhead he is an employee

of we the people. He's not the fucking king. He only thinks he is.

[tinymontgomery]

2. Well, he's the king

he's the king until we can throw his ass out or put the piece of sh* in jail. What we should do is the next pres(if he or she is a dem) should release all the stuff they were hiding. And then the people can see what he's done.

[peacebird]

3. how twisted is life when the WH claims that a request for info "raises separation of power concerns"

:wtf:

[Hissyspit]

4. Oh, good god...

Someone impeach these motherfuckers already.

[Rex]

5. Not going to impeach? Then expect 'executive privilege'

as a fuck you and keep trying.

[young_at_heart]

6. It feels like a relentless power grab

As the months and years go by you don't see how it can get any worse, but obviously it does. Hopefully more and more are starting to notice!

[OneBlueSky]

7. I don't know about anyone else, but I've pretty much lost all hope . . .

that this nation or the planet can be saved from the corporate/government alliance that owns everything, wants more, and makes all the rules (and breaks those they don't like) . . .