Presidential Records
Whether the occupant of the White House is a Republican or a Democrat the President works for us. As American citizens it is we who should have the right to determine whether the records of an administration should be made public, not the former president. Democrats introduce legislation to seal Obama records.
I certainly have no objections to a new administration sealing records if there are national security considerations but I have real reservations about codifying a right to privacy through legislation that would provide this kind of power to a former president based upon issues of personal embarrassment or as a means to avoid disclosure of improper activity.
I urge a no vote on this legislation. Obama was right to countermand a Bush executive order in this regard when he assumed office. If he were right then it would naturally follow that this legislation is wrong now. We want an administration to be able to protect its sources and any information that has national security implications. We do not want administrations to be able to hide a Nixon type cover-up
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