What corrupt backroom deals is this crook hiding? On Sep 22, 4:14 am, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cheney Is Ordered to Preserve > Recordshttp://www.truthout.org/article/cheney-ordered-preserve-all-records > Cheney's attempt to subvert the Presidential Records Act hit a road > block when a federal judge rejected his legal argument and ordered him > to preserve all records. (Photo: Reuters) > Washington - A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to > preserve a wide range of records from his time as vice president. > > The decision by the judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, is a setback > for the Bush administration in its effort to promote a narrow > definition of materials that must be safeguarded under the > Presidential Records Act. > > The Bush administration's legal position "heightens the court's > concern" that some records might not be preserved, Judge Kollar- > Kotelly said. > > A private group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in > Washington, is suing Mr. Cheney and the Executive Office of the > President to ensure that no presidential records are destroyed or > handled in a way that makes them unavailable to the public. > > In a 22-page opinion, Judge Kollar-Kotelly revealed that in recent > days, lawyers for the Bush administration balked at a proposed > agreement between the two sides on how to proceed with the case. > > Mr. Cheney and the other defendants in the case, Judge Kollar- > Kotelly wrote, "were only willing to agree to a preservation order > that tracked their narrowed interpretation" of the Presidential > Records Act. > > The administration, the judge said, wanted any court order on what > records are at issue in the suit to cover only the office of the vice > president, not Mr. Cheney or the other defendants in the lawsuit. The > other defendants include the National Archives and the archivist of > the United States. > > In response to the ruling, a spokesman for Mr. Cheney, James R. > Hennigan, said, "We will not have any comment on pending litigation." > > The lawsuit stems from Mr. Cheney's position that his office is > not part of the executive branch of government. > > This summer, Mr. Cheney's chief of staff, David S. 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. > > The lawsuit alleges that the Bush administration's actions over > the past seven and a half years raise questions over whether the White > House will turn over records created by Mr. Cheney and his staff to > the National Archives in January. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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