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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
Objective citation please.
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No more citations for you...you are my citation probation...I already provided this:
The reason Obama issued this Memorandum,
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Freedom of Information Act,
The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails.
All agencies should adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure, in order to renew their commitment to the principles embodied in FOIA, and to usher in a new era of open Government. The presumption of disclosure should be applied to all decisions involving FOIA.
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was to make it clear that the previous administration's more restrictive FOIA policies would no longer be the policies and practices of the White House.
It seems like common sense to me that it would not have been necessary or need "renewing the commitment" if he believed FOIA was working as envisioned in the law...but perhaps you take it as a controversial opinion.