August 22, 2007 /

The White House Above The Law

We have yet another example of George Bush’s disregard for the laws of this country: Opening a new front in the Bush administration’s battle to keep its records confidential, the Justice Department is contending that the White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The department’s argument is in […]

We have yet another example of George Bush’s disregard for the laws of this country:

Opening a new front in the Bush administration’s battle to keep its records confidential, the Justice Department is contending that the White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

The department’s argument is in response to a lawsuit trying to force the office to reveal what it knows about the disappearance of White House e-mails.

The Office of Administration provides administrative services, including information technology support, to the Executive Office of the President. Most of the White House is not subject to the FOIA, but certain components within it handle FOIA requests. Last year the Office of Administration processed 65 FOIA requests.

I have given up on the Democrats doing anything about the total disregard this administration has for the law. The Democratic leadership has turned into a copy of the Republican leadership. Maybe its time to push the Republicans to take action. Perhaps we should remind them that they are allowing precedent to be set here and do they really want this expanded power to be granted to a President Hillary Clinton? Maybe they need to start thinking about that and will take action against George Bush.

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