Court Blocks Effort to Protect Secret Cheney Files- NYT

[goforit]

Court Blocks Effort to Protect Secret Cheney Files
By NEIL A. LEWIS

<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/09/politics/09CHEN.html>


WASHINGTON, July 8 — A divided federal appeals court today dealt a blow to the Bush administration's efforts to keep information secret about Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force.

In a case that has become a major legal test of how accountable the administration should be, a two-judge majority said the government had no basis to ask the appeals court to block a lower court's ruling that required disclosure of information.


Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group based in Washington, and the Sierra Club have sued the government to find out if the task force was influenced by participants from the energy industry who were also political allies of the administration.

In the ruling, the majority suggested that the issue was similar to a 1993 case in which the same appeals court ruled it could not intervene to stop an inquiry into a health task force headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, then the first lady.

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Stand strong Federal Judicial Judges!!!
Don't be bullied!!!!!

[CheshireCat]

1. YES!!!

When will we see those documents?

Obviously, those docs will be damaging - if they ever see the light of day.

[Chico Man]

2. Here's what the docs say...

Since we are so dependant on energy provided by fossil fuels, lets stage a massive terrorist attack on US soil so we can roil up public support for a neverending "War on Terror" targeting the countries of the middle east with the most energy (gas and oil) reserves.

Not only will we be able to tap into the vast energy supply of the middle east, all of our most favorite energy companies (read: Halliburton) will be granted exclusive "no-bid" contracts to any and all rebuilding efforts neccecary as a result of our massive bombings.

:tinfoilhat:

[goforit]

3. Yep!!!..........Thats the nuts and bolts alright!!!

Originally I thought they were covering up for Kenneth Lay and
are darling little Jefferry Skilling, but.....

There just might be a little more insight than Eron Scams.

Hmmmmm........If just one of these guys would just let it off his chest.
He would probably be able to sleep for the first time!!!

Life doesn't have to be so difficult!!

:tinfoilhat:

[Sophree]

4. This day just keeps getting better and better!

Maybe we will find out who he met with after all! I had lost all hope of ever finding out.

ENRON? Taliban? Saudis?

Down with the B*shies!

[ZenLefty]

5. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2706&mesg_id=2706&listing_type=search