EPA Asserts Executive Privilege In CA Emissions Case

Brad Eleven writes "The AP reports that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has invoked executive privilege to justify withholding information in its response to a lawsuit. The state of California is challenging the agency's decision to block their attempt to curb the emissions from new cars and trucks. In response, the EPA has delivered documents requested by the Freedom of Information Act for the discovery phase of the lawsuit — but the documents are heavily redacted. That is, the agency has revealed that it did spend many hours meeting to discuss the issue, but refuses to divulge the details or the outcomes of the meetings. Among the examples cited, 16 pages of a 43-page Powerpoint presentation are completely blank except for the page titles. An EPA spokesperson used language similar to other recent claims of executive privilege, citing 'the chilling effect that would occur if agency employees believed their frank and honest opinions and analysis expressed as part of assessing California's waiver request were to be disclosed in a broad setting.'"

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1993 Hillary Healthcare Taskforce Documents

[Adam8g]

The National Archives admits there may be an additional 3,022,030 textual records, 2,884 pages of electronic records, 1,021 photographs, 3 videotapes and 3 audiotapes related to the Task Force that are being withheld indefinitely from the public.

http://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-releases-records-re-hillary-s-health-care-reform-plan-0

Now there is openness......

Re:Oh, spare me.

[LaskoVortex]

Holy shit. Some retard wasted a mod point marking your hilarity as "flamebait"! Shouldn't there be a literacy test for moderators?

parent NOT 'offtopic'

[paxgaea]

How does parent get modded 'offtopic' when TFA gets into the concept of 'executive privelege', and it's usage by the EPA to suppress democratic operation of government (government lacking in transparency and openness)?

Bush (for better or for worse, in my opinion well beyond worse) is the executive in question. Parent is not offtopic.

If you don't agree, post an intelligent and informed response, with information specifically pertaining TFA in your rebuttal, then you could possibly look smarter; don't incorrectly mod as a form of political retaliation and hide behind mod points. Wus!

Re:In any other advanced country

[Squalish]

Mod up plz