A federal judge has ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. Dick Cheney and the Bush administration were sued to ensure that presidential records are not destroyed…
The Bush administration’s legal position “heightens the court’s concern” that some records may not be preserved, said Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.
A private group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, is suing Cheney and the Executive Office of the President in an effort to ensure that no presidential records are destroyed or handled in a way that makes them unavailable to the public…
This summer, Cheney chief of staff David Addington told Congress that the vice president belongs to neither the executive nor legislative branch of government but rather is attached by the Constitution to Congress. The vice president presides over the Senate.
It’s become a cliche; but, not only is this the least competent administration in the history of these United States – they raise the standard almost daily for corruption.
#25, Selvy,
If any of you were in government would you want your records (e-mail, etc.) available to the public?
Irrelevant. The law provides that government officials must retain ALL documents and records that pertain to government business. If you can’t live with the law of are against it, change the law.
Some records may be kept secret, mostly those containing proprietary information, hiring / personnel decisions, and national security. For the record though, they must be retained.
In case you are unaware, it is called Freedom Of Information.
No I don’t think Cheney should be destroying records. You’re the one who brought up Sandy Berger’s ‘copies’.