Court rules in VP Cheney's favor about records
By lilwonders
@lilwonders456 (8214)
United States
January 19, 2009 7:19pm CST
A federal judge ruled that Vice President Cheney has broad discretion in determining what records created during his eight-year tenure must be preserved. Which basically means he can decide what he wants to turn over for public record.
A group had filed a lawsuit wanting eveything (including personal items) kept and turned over for public record.
What do you think about this?
3 responses
@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
20 Jan 09
Don't you think we should preserve all documents created while someone is working for the government? In most corporations you don't get to decided what paper work you can destroy so no one knows how bad you screwed up, or broke the law. This isn't an attack on Cheney (although I am sure he was afraid of his own freedom in releasing this information), I think that the Obama administration should start to keep copies of all documents in a secondary location for future use if need be.
I would also like to know why they wanted his personal items (Sarah Palin used a personal e-mail account so those e-mails aren't public record, maybe D!ck learned from her), I wouldn't put anything by D!ck.
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
20 Jan 09
"I would also like to know why they wanted his personal items (Sarah Palin used a personal e-mail account so those e-mails aren't public record, maybe D!ck learned from her), I wouldn't put anything by D!ck."
Well trying to get those private email records from Sarah Palin constituted a fishing expedition and trying to get them from Cheney is the same thing. You can't subpoena private communications for a fishing expedition. You need to be looking for something specific and boundaries are set based on that.
@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
22 Jan 09
Lil, pardon me if I don't believe what the man that told the world that Saddam had ties to 9/11, and has never provide any evidence to support that. If they were e-mail to family then why is he worried about other people reading them? Are there "family members" he doesn't want anyone to know about? The funny thing about this is now Obama can e-mail anyone he wants, and never have to release them to the public. Eight years from now you will be cursing this ruling.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
20 Jan 09
they wanted personal letters from family members, and all kinds of private family thing too. I understand wanting his work related stuff....but leave his family stuff alone.
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
20 Jan 09
Well turning things over is a touchy issue. You can't make anything public that could compromise national security. I know some just want to go on a fishing expedition in a desperate attempt to dig up dirt, but even when cops are searching a suspect's home they require warrants that spell out in no uncertain terms what they are looking for and where they can and can't look. His personal items are just that, personal. Hate groups filing lawsuits can't and shouldn't be able to rifle through his personal things.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
20 Jan 09
I agree. His personal items are just that personal. Just because you are VP does mean we get to be look into all aspects of your personal life.
@baileycows (3665)
• United States
20 Jan 09
Well did you think other wise. That federal judge knows Cheney has things to hide they are not going to impose that. It would be ludicrous. However while he should have to turn everything over even if he did he still wouldnt so what are we griping about?
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
20 Jan 09
I think things about his job he should turn over but personal things should not be. He does have a right to a personal life.
