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60. And that public records office has a budget and a staff that is stretched

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 02:23 PM

Jun 2016

to the limit. If the Rethugs in Congress want to push these fishing expedition FOIA requests, then they should pass a bill increasing the budget.

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State Dept.: 75-year wait for Clinton aide emails [View all] newthinking Jun 2016 OP

Sour grapes, dear? sister_rosa_refried Jun 2016 #1

So, when a Republican uses this bullshit excuse, Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #18

One can say "Brought to you by the people extending music/video copyrights to author+70 years!" TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #38

Yeah, both sides do it is such a wonderful excuse Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #41

HRC - normalizing corrupt behavior one brainwashed supporter at a time - n/t Locrian Jun 2016 #52

+1,000,000 Dont call me Shirley Jun 2016 #67

So if the IRS needs doccuments from me, can I just tell them, I'm a bit busy Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #2

Only way you can get away with it is if said documents need to be gone over to make sure cstanleytech Jun 2016 #4

I have Accountant–client privilege Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #6

Problem being there's little penalty for evading FOIA. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #3

And this overreaching abuse of the system is proving there shouldn't be. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #7

Either you support the Freedom of Information Act or you don't MisterFred Jun 2016 #10

I used to. But when they start asking for 450,000 documents at a time, pnwmom Jun 2016 #11

Nah. MisterFred Jun 2016 #13

All those documents have to be reviewed. It's not just a matter of printing them out. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #16

Nevertheless the State Department's purported capacity is not reasonable. strategery blunder Jun 2016 #19

This is just one request among many. The State department staff has other things to pnwmom Jun 2016 #23

And I'm sure State would be more than happy to explain these "other things" strategery blunder Jun 2016 #32

Where were the Democratic party requests for 450,000 pages when Bush was President? pnwmom Jun 2016 #34

A good question, but irrelevant to the current discussion. blackspade Jun 2016 #43

No, not irrelevant. They're abusing the process, just like everything else. pnwmom Jun 2016 #46

So because it is being abused is the excuse for stonewalling? blackspade Jun 2016 #48

I don't see it as stone-walling. I see it as trying to fit those requests into pnwmom Jun 2016 #50

You do realize that answering FOIA does not have anything to do with the... blackspade Jun 2016 #59

And that public records office has a budget and a staff that is stretched pnwmom Jun 2016 #60

Still deliberately missing the point.... blackspade Jun 2016 #69

No budget for? former9thward Jun 2016 #35

Congress sets the State Department budget. nt pnwmom Jun 2016 #61

No the State Department requests a budget. former9thward Jun 2016 #62

Which the congress slashes -- and then passes the slashed version. For example, pnwmom Jun 2016 #63

A slashed version? former9thward Jun 2016 #64

I said there was no budget for ENDLESS requests. That would be impossible pnwmom Jun 2016 #65

State Dept uber alles reddread Jun 2016 #15

except for when it comes to Hillary apparently azurnoir Jun 2016 #17

Let history judge me, politicians are fond of saying. forest444 Jun 2016 #5

"...staff has been spread thin..." mia Jun 2016 #8

Rhetorical question? Or real? WhiteTara Jun 2016 #9

Because the State Department staff has much more important things pnwmom Jun 2016 #12

It's federal law. Complying with it is part of the the responsibility of every federal agency. merrily Jun 2016 #28

Because they don't want to hire anyone. MisterFred Jun 2016 #14

Why? Half our government does not want to fund government. Remember sequestration? eom Festivito Jun 2016 #33

if this is the way FOIA requests are going to be complied with Angel Martin Jun 2016 #20

I think the Corp Media would much rather a lot of the stuff remain hidden. Skwmom Jun 2016 #24

Exactly right. If FOIA requests are going to take decades, hughee99 Jun 2016 #40

to answer that question all you have to do Angel Martin Jun 2016 #49

translation: there's nothing there Skittles Jun 2016 #21

LOL! merrily Jun 2016 #27

We are a Banana Republic. n/t Skwmom Jun 2016 #22

Their excuse is not plausible. Major Hogwash Jun 2016 #25

if you want to validate every Repub Angel Martin Jun 2016 #31

This is unfortunate for Kerry. Sad at this stage of his career. merrily Jun 2016 #26

I think Kerry has handled this entire mess as well as could have done. karynnj Jun 2016 #45

rubbish ! Angel Martin Jun 2016 #51

They are following the FOIA procedures that are law karynnj Jun 2016 #54

printing them on paper rather than Angel Martin Jun 2016 #57

I agree that when you are looking for what fits a criteria - electronic is better karynnj Jun 2016 #66

I know what I am talking about because I have worked Angel Martin Jun 2016 #68

75 years? Really? nt merrily Jun 2016 #53

As I wrote - I do not think they should have said 75 years karynnj Jun 2016 #55

I'm truly sorry. I love how you love Kerry. However, I see this as a blot on his legacy and I merrily Jun 2016 #56

So the Republican Congress should provide funds for he State Department so they can handle Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #29

Many years ago, as in 1980, I was working for the Federal Government. SheilaT Jun 2016 #30

The State Dept couldn't hire more people unless Congress increased its budget. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #36

That's why government agencies christx30 Jun 2016 #47

It has never seemed as though people with government jobs SheilaT Jun 2016 #58

The "most transparent administration ever" will be transparent in 75 years. Maybe. Scuba Jun 2016 #37

This is so much bullshit, it's unbelieveable that it was said. zalinda Jun 2016 #39

I do not know why they said 75 years, when they could have said that it can't be done by the end of karynnj Jun 2016 #42

Then hire more staff CJCRANE Jun 2016 #44