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For We and Me?

by @ 14:53 on January 21, 2009. Filed under Miscellaneous.

On his first full day in office, President Obama issued several executive and operating orders.   Most notable to me were the Presidential Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, and the Presidential Memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act:

News outlets and other groups and individuals submit FOIA requests when they are seeking information they believe should legally be made public. Mr. Obama said he wants agencies to make public such information whenever possible instead of looking for reasons to withhold it.

President Obama also noted that his executive orders applied not only to agencies but to himself as well.

I applaud President Obama’s desire to create an openness and transparency in Washington.   If his administration is truly focused on serving “the people,” this will be essential.   My only question is, does this transparency start today or would it apply in general?   For example, if there was still a question about Obama’s birth certificate that could be easily resolved by releasing a legitimate copy of it via an FOIA request, would he do it?   I mean, what could be more transparent than a birth certificate?

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