Comments on: Another Look at the VP’s Classification Authority http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/07/another_look_at_the_vps_classi.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Shimmy http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/07/another_look_at_the_vps_classi.html/comment-page-1#comment-843 Shimmy Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:15:41 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/07/another_look_at_the_vps_classification_authority.html#comment-843 "Harsh! Harsh!" went the death of law. "Hooray for our chains!" went Brit Hume. “Harsh! Harsh!” went the death of law.

“Hooray for our chains!” went Brit Hume.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/07/another_look_at_the_vps_classi.html/comment-page-1#comment-842 Barbara Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:54:39 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2007/07/another_look_at_the_vps_classification_authority.html#comment-842 Are there any laws that would prevent the POTUS, the VP or any of the agency heads from classifying information purely for political reasons? <i>[Not exactly. But see section 1.7 of <a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/bush/eoamend.html" rel="nofollow">executive order 13292</a> on "Classification Limitations and Prohibitions," which in theory prohibits the use of classification to conceal violations of law or to prevent embarrassment. --SA]</i> Are there any laws that would prevent the POTUS, the VP or any of the agency heads from classifying information purely for political reasons?

[Not exactly. But see section 1.7 of executive order 13292 on "Classification Limitations and Prohibitions," which in theory prohibits the use of classification to conceal violations of law or to prevent embarrassment. --SA]

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