Comments on: Anonymous Senator Blocks FOIA Bill http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:51:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rick http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html/comment-page-1#comment-820 Rick Tue, 29 May 2007 19:16:56 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_bill.html#comment-820 The Society of Professional Journalists is coordinating an effort to unmask the holder by asking each senator whether they are the source. See: <a href="http://www.spj.org/ogahold.asp" rel="nofollow">www.spj.org/ogahold.asp</a> The Society of Professional Journalists is coordinating an effort to unmask the holder by asking each senator whether they are the source.

See:
http://www.spj.org/ogahold.asp

]]> By: michael http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html/comment-page-1#comment-819 michael Mon, 28 May 2007 19:16:24 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_bill.html#comment-819 Does anyone know what the proposed changes to FOIA include? It would be helpful to know in order to figure out what the GOP is so afraid of. <i>[The proposed changes are detailed in a <a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2007/opengov.html" rel="nofollow">Senate Judiciary Committee report</a> on the bill. The report also includes a statement of opposition from Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and a lengthy critique from the Department of Justice (see "Additional Views"). --SA]</i> Does anyone know what the proposed changes to FOIA include? It would be helpful to know in order to figure out what the GOP is so afraid of.

[The proposed changes are detailed in a Senate Judiciary Committee report on the bill. The report also includes a statement of opposition from Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and a lengthy critique from the Department of Justice (see "Additional Views"). --SA]

]]> By: realworld http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html/comment-page-1#comment-818 realworld Mon, 28 May 2007 18:31:23 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_bill.html#comment-818 Can anyone explain how a secret hold is placed on a bill? What rules are in effect here and when can they be changed? <i>[There is some related background in <a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2003/s112003.html" rel="nofollow">this statement</a> from Sen. Wyden in 2003. --SA]</i> Can anyone explain how a secret hold is placed on a bill? What rules are in effect here and when can they be changed?

[There is some related background in this statement from Sen. Wyden in 2003. --SA]

]]> By: E Pleb Neesta http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html/comment-page-1#comment-817 E Pleb Neesta Mon, 28 May 2007 18:18:32 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_bill.html#comment-817 I hope one provision of this bill is to remove the ability for cowardly congress-critters to use such sekrit holds. Giving a single "person" the right to stall legislation with no debate? Is someone pushing the concept of the "unitary legislator?" We can survive attacks by AQ. We can't survive attacks on our values and Constitution. ...We may still be called Americans, but we won't be Americans. E Pleb Neesta GODISNOWHERE He converteth me to lamb cutlets Blessed are the cheese makers. If HPV vacciniation, contraception and sex-ed promote promiscuity, then surely confession must promote sin. I hope one provision of this bill is to remove the ability for cowardly congress-critters to use such sekrit holds. Giving a single “person” the right to stall legislation with no debate? Is someone pushing the concept of the “unitary legislator?”

We can survive attacks by AQ.
We can’t survive attacks on our values and Constitution.
…We may still be called Americans, but we won’t be Americans.

E Pleb Neesta
GODISNOWHERE
He converteth me to lamb cutlets
Blessed are the cheese makers.

If HPV vacciniation, contraception and sex-ed promote promiscuity, then surely confession must promote sin.

]]> By: George http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html/comment-page-1#comment-816 George Mon, 28 May 2007 15:57:27 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_bill.html#comment-816 Process of elimination: can someone (TPM, dKos, AmericaBlog, Atrios?) start a phone-tree among readers, calling all Republican Senators' offices and asking if that Senator is the one? Process of elimination: can someone (TPM, dKos, AmericaBlog, Atrios?) start a phone-tree among readers, calling all Republican Senators’ offices and asking if that Senator is the one?

]]> By: L Kern http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html/comment-page-1#comment-815 L Kern Mon, 28 May 2007 15:56:41 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_bill.html#comment-815 I don't get it. A bill designed to promote openness is closed by a "secret" republican? One has to laugh. I want a name please Mr. Leahy. I don’t get it. A bill designed to promote openness is closed by a “secret” republican? One has to laugh.
I want a name please Mr. Leahy.

]]> By: Jeffrey Friesen http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html/comment-page-1#comment-814 Jeffrey Friesen Mon, 28 May 2007 15:36:07 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_bill.html#comment-814 Frickin' God Damned Nazi's. While the Dems are no prize pigs, the Repub's are acting in the best interests of fascism everywhere. The only reason for this is that this senator, or those he works for [not the people] have something to hide. Frickin' God Damned Nazi's. Frickin’ God Damned Nazi’s.

While the Dems are no prize pigs, the Repub’s are acting in the best interests of fascism everywhere. The only reason for this is that this senator, or those he works for [not the people] have something to hide.

Frickin’ God Damned Nazi’s.

]]> By: Nina http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_.html/comment-page-1#comment-813 Nina Mon, 28 May 2007 15:11:45 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/05/anonymous_senator_blocks_foia_bill.html#comment-813 It's like an old scooby doo episode! I am waiting for a republican senator to have a mask ripped off his face to reveal an old man who then says "And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you pesky kids!" It’s like an old scooby doo episode! I am waiting for a republican senator to have a mask ripped off his face to reveal an old man who then says “And I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for you pesky kids!”

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