Lawsuit to Ask That Cheney's Papers Be Made Public

Source: WP

Months before the Bush administration ends, historians and open-government advocates are concerned that Vice President Cheney, who has long bristled at requirements to disclose his records, will destroy or withhold key documents that illustrate his role in forming U.S. policy for the past 7 1/2 years.

In a preemptive move, several of them have agreed to join the advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in asking a federal judge to declare that Cheney's records are covered by the Presidential Records Act of 1978 and cannot be destroyed, taken or withheld without proper review.

The group expects to file the lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It will name Cheney, the executive offices of the president and vice president, and the National Archives and chief archivist Allen Weinstein as defendants.

The goal, proponents say, is to protect a treasure trove of information about national security, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, domestic wiretapping, energy policy, and other major issues that could be hidden from the public if Cheney adheres to his view that he is not part of the executive branch and is not required to make his papers public after leaving office. Access to the documents is crucial because he is widely considered to be the most influential vice president in U.S. history, they note.

"I'm concerned that they may not be preserved. Whether they've been zapped already, we don't know," said Stanley I. Kutler, an emeritus professor and constitutional scholar at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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Good job, fellas! and good luck, you're gonna need it.

An admirable effort, but I fear the shredders have already been running non-stop for months now.

paid for them.

The GBC Shredmaster 3870M Micro Cut Office Shredder mounted over the SmartAsh portable incinerator provides an excellent storage facility for Dick´s important documents.

Either the shredding machine will over heat and catch the curtains on fire

Or

Shivering in Fear KKKarl Rove and Dick Cheney will embrace and the resulting spontaneous combustion will incinerate the entire office

and Cheney will retire happily in luxury and comfort for the rest of his life.

That's the only possible outcome in my opinion.

The only evidence we will ever have from his Reichstag will be bits that
accidentally escape.

There will be no wholesale assessment.

Reeker of the House

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