Waxman Creates New "TRANSPARENCY" Subcommittee To Break Thru Bush Admin Attempts To Hide Truth

[kpete]

Waxman to stir debate with transparency subcommittee
By Alexander Bolton

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has created a new subcommittee that will tackle decisions made by the Bush administration regarding which government records should be made available to the public.

Waxman has not released his committee’s agenda for this year, and his panel has yet to organize formally, but his plan to create a subcommittee devoted to government transparency foreshadows what is expected to be a contentious debate with the administration over executive branch documents.

“We have legislative jurisdiction over (the Freedom of Information Act) and some of the other issues that relate to openness in government,” Waxman said yesterday.

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A new focus on government transparency could put Waxman on a collision course with Cheney, who has made expanding presidential prerogatives and executive privilege one of his top priorities in office.

more at:
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/010407/waxman.html

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

1. k & r

Waxman! I think he will bring us many delights in this New Year, and the next one too!

[cain_7777]

2. If you think Cheney's ugly now wait till he's transparent

[Patsy Stone]

9. LOL!

K&R!

[pinto]

3. Way to go Rep. Waxman.

:thumbsup:

[gratuitous]

4. Flumpf!

The sound you just heard was the Bush administration shitting its pants over the prospect.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. New Sunshine laws and a new sunshine committee in a new era

of sunshine.

[LynzM]

6. Excellent.

This is fantastic to read about. We own the government; we ought to be able to see what it's doing.

[Az]

7. The more secrets the government keeps the less of a democracy it can be

How on earth can people decide what to vote on when those in power keep everything hidden from them. Its our freaking nation. As Baron Munchosen was noted for saying "OPEN THE GATES!"

[blm]

16. Exactly - this country was meant to thrive with OPEN government, not secrecy and privilege.

Three cheers for Henry Waxman and the anti-corruption, open government Democrats.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/111106.html

[librechik]

8. Yippee! We have jurisdiction over FOIA!

citizens, get to work! Get those revealing documents while you can!

[G_Leo_Criley]

10. k & r

:kick:

glc

[Imagevision]

25. Cheney will resign claiming heart probs shortly after investigations come to light

Charlie Rangel booted Cheney out of his office, Cheney has started distancing himself from shrub, Rice will be anointed by Bush while Negroponte is moved up to the Sec. of state slot.

Cheney will quit before being ridiculed!!

[ThomCat]

11. Awesome! I hope this helps crack open the Administration.

:)

[fooj]

12. Waxman is calling out all of the stops! Yippee!!!!!!

We're with you, Henry! Go get those treasonous, rat bastards!

[porphyrian]

13. Oh, hell yeah. - n/t

[Pastiche423]

14. Something tells me we will be hearing the name, Waxman

a lot in the coming year.

Each time will bring a smile to many, many faces.

[Beaverhausen]

15. and the good news keeps on coming

[AikidoSoul]

17. I love Henry. This is such good news... I can see it now... LIGHT

in the Congress of the United States

K & R

[Hekate]

18. Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Thank you Henry Waxman! nt

[jazzjunkysue]

19. Drain The Swamp!!! K& R. n/t.

[pberq]

20. Kick

[Riddler]

21. Regardless of who the President is, I'd hate to have bulldog Waxman barking up my ass!

[The Wizard]

22. Herr Rove

should get a subpoena every day. Naturally, he will ignore them, and naturally Joe Wilson's vision will become a reality. Just for laughs, lock him in a cell with Jeff Gannon and a hidden camera. Sell the DVDs with the profits going to the Veterans Administration budget.

[A Simple Game]

27. I'm guessing that selling those DVDs would

have to be "adult only" sales.

[Imagevision]

23. Cheney is already distancing himself from Bush, investigations will rule!!

[Vidar]

24. Kudos to Waxman.

[lonestarnot]

26. OMG! I'm loving it!

:hugself: Yessssssssssssssssss!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

28. The President and the VP are about to be 'de-fanged'

cool! way to go Henry!

[tanyev]

29. 'Cause he's the Waxman, yeah, he's the Waxman!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[ClintonTyree]

30. This will be the busiest committee in Washington.....

for quite some time. King George is going to go "Nixon" on anyone requesting information about his imperial presidency. I really hope this comes down to a Constitutional battle royal and that the Supreme Court will atone for their grievous error of appointing the giggling murder monkey to the presidency in the first place.

What is it the rabid right always says when people complain about their civil rights being trampled on? "If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't mind"? The very same thing applies here. If BushCo. has nothing to hide then they shouldn't mind transparency in their administration. Right? :eyes: Yeah, right......like THAT will happen!

[Cleita]

31. Bless him for having the courage to tackle a badly needed

reform but really dangerous IMHO to get in the face of those criminals in office who stand to lose from them.

[Karenina]

32. GO HENRY!!!

[HowHasItComeToThis]

33. THIS TYRANT MUST BE STOPPED

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[nealmhughes]

34. About time that the administration is reminded for whom they work:

the US citizenry.
Now, why aren't there any posts saying this is futile or divisive or will bring on a class war or that Henry Waxman is "funny looking", I wonder...