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Posted on Friday 28 September 2007


ThinkProgress noted that an anonymous senator had placed a hold on a bill that would restore public access to Presidential records, which President Bush had sealed indefinitely with an executive order in 2001.

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) was originally suspected of being the senator behind the secret hold until a member of his staff contacted ThinkProgress to “state for the record that” Sen. Coburn “is not holding this bill related to presidential records”…

With Coburn out of the running, the mystery of who was attempting to block public access to Presidential records continued. But now, the Sunlight Foundation has revealed that the senatorial hand behind the secret hold is Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY): “Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) now has an objection to moving forward with HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007. The bill would overturn an outrageous Executive Order that would keep presidential records hidden from public view indefinitely.”

Tell Bunning to let the bill come to a vote here or call his office at 202-224-4343.
In the S.O.P. of the Bush Administration, there must be a rule: “Never play it straight when you can play it crooked.”  This particular Presidential Order has stuck in my craw since 2001 when it was issued. Why would he go to the trouble to issue such a thing unless he planned to do some really fishy stuff? We’ve learned something about this attitude from Cheney’s recent joking comment: "I’m told researchers like to come and dig through my files, to see if anything interesting turns up. I want to wish them luck – but the files are pretty thin. I learned early on that if you don’t want your memos to get you in trouble some day, just don’t write any." This order has Cheney all over it. But also, it’s evidence of something big – premeditation. These guys are first-degree murders of the Constitution. They were covering their tracks before they even made them.
  1.  
    joyhollywood
    September 28, 2007 | 6:00 AM
     

    Check out Joe Conason’s column “A President at Peace ” article at Salon.

  2.  
    Abby's mom
    September 29, 2007 | 4:42 AM
     

    I wrote Bunning this:
    Let HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 come to a vote. It’s outrageous for one person (you) to decide that no one in the country has the right to view these records.

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