Judge Invalidates Bush Order on Records

[CatWoman]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday invalided part of a 2001 order by President Bush allowing former presidents to review executive documents before they can be released under open records laws.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the presidential order eliminated the discretion of the National Archives to control the release historical records. She said the executive order allowed former presidents to delay the release of those records "presumably indefinitely."

The ruling was made in a lawsuit filed by the American Historical Association and other organizations, which argued that Bush's Executive Order 13,233 was an "impermissible exercise of the executive power."

A bill that would overturn the order is pending in the Senate.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJU0C4uIR2FSACnHw3fLxRwGZyOQD8S0MRU01

[Mike Nelson]

1. Brave Judge!

Bravo!

[TomInTib]

2. This thing has got to go.

I still cannot believe they steamrolled that thing through.

KnR

[me b zola]

3. k&r

[uppityperson]

4. Thank you for the good news.

[CatWoman]

5. can you tell I listen to NPR during my drive home?

:hi:

[Disturbed]

7. This will go to the SC. Busholini will be gone by then if

he doesn't cancel the '08 Elections.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. This is wonderful news. This was one of the first edic..oops EOs that he signed..

trying to protect Poppy and his own ass in the future, my guess.

[Swamp Rat]

8. Lord Pissypants must be pissed.

HAHA! :D :applause:

[CatWoman]

10. Hi Swampy

:hi:

:)

[kestrel91316]

9. OMG, YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!! Score one for the guys in white hats!!