WHITE HOUSE CHALLENGES RELEASE OF VISITOR LOGS

[L. Coyote]

WHITE HOUSE CHALLENGES RELEASE OF VISITOR LOGS
http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/31461

21 Apr 2008 // A federal appeals court sought compromise Monday between a liberal group demanding the names of White House visitors and the Bush administration, which says releasing the names would erode the president's power.

If released, the documents would show how often prominent religious conservatives visited the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's residence, allowing a glimpse into how much influence they exerted on government policy.

White House calendars are not generally considered public records, but reporters and watchdog groups have used Secret Service documents, which normally are public, to report on White House visitors.

Rather than having those documents released on a case-by-case basis, the Bush administration wants them considered White House documents, which would keep them from public view for more than a decade. ...........

[islandmkl]

1. don't you love it when, in our 'democracy'...

administration documents can be 'off-limits' for ANY amount of time, let alone decades...

we are not only sheep, we are ostriches....

[lpbk2713]

2. The WH Logs probably don't matter much anyway.

I would imagine the visitors who BushCo wants to keep anonymous are
probably 'escorted' in by a BushCo stooge so they won't have to sign in.

[L. Coyote]

5. At the same time, the larger issue means everything!!

[jaxx]

3. What an employee does on the job is the business of the employer.

That's us.

[L. Coyote]

6. The logic is NOT there, is it? WHAT DO THEY HIDE?

[zbdent]

4. of course, when the Repukes demanded them,

the "liberal" Supreme Court demanded that the Clintons hand over whatever the Repukes wanted ...

[L. Coyote]

7. If only we lived in a democracy, eh?

[Indenturedebtor]

8. GAH

They just take every opportunity to flip us the bird don't they?