Return to Article: Administration defends proposed FOIA change
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This was a good change. I can't imagine putting our records keepers in charge of FOIA requests. What kind of thought went into this law? Does congress think we are flush with lawyers? They have to review everything we have before it is released to ensure we are not releasing sensitive personal information, contractor information or even foreign government information. It is not as simple as some people think especially with the litigation attorneys standing by just waiting to sue.
Hard to believe that all of these politicians are lawyers or perhaps they are just feeding more business to their friends. They are certainly not concerned with the American public, they never have been!
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In 1987 The Administrative Conference of the United States said that the Justice Department could and should do more to publicize the FOIA mediation and resolution services to help end long backlogs and give FOIA requesters a meaningful alternative to litigation to resolve disputes. In the 21 years since that study, little has changed. It's time to try something different.
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Why is anyone surprised by this development? This Administration has consistently acted as if it was above the law and picked and chosen which laws it would comply with.
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