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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.'"
bah, fox and friends are conducting their own little private war against ron paul. It's kinda funny because it's happening in front of millions across the globe.
sigh...
It's a shame what's being missed in the whole process is the election and not the primary's. Clinton and her PR war machine will be in full force. And, is fox news network democrats pretending to be republican and a tip of a spear for elements of lobby acting collectively in a protectionist manner?
My best estimate is McCain with a 10% chance of beating Hillary in 08 (with current rep policy).
Ron Paul (policy) can offset this, if conservatives step up a little for a bit of progressiveness. This denial shit is for the birds and they're only coming off as foolish.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-releases-records-re-hillary-s-health-care-reform-plan-0
Now there is openness......
Holy shit. Some retard wasted a mod point marking your hilarity as "flamebait"! Shouldn't there be a literacy test for moderators?
Just callin' it like I see it.
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!
Mod up plz
People in Soviet Russia, however, appear to be afflicted with amusing juxtapositions of the aforementioned situation