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"The FOIA is Broken"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:24 am
by CAA Flagship
Interesting read of one man's opinion.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tryi ... ation-ever
Why is the law failing so badly after all the promises about transparency? My experience and the experience of other journalists suggests the reason is twofold: incompetence and neglect.
Re: "The FOIA is Broken"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:05 am
by YoUDeeMan
CAA Flagship wrote:Interesting read of one man's opinion.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tryi ... ation-ever
Why is the law failing so badly after all the promises about transparency? My experience and the experience of other journalists suggests the reason is twofold: incompetence and neglect.
Incompetence and neglect?
FOIA is broken because the people in power INTENTIONALLY do not want the average Joe to know what the heck (sorry, Gannonfan, you can't monopolize that word) is going on.
Re: "The FOIA is Broken"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:06 pm
by Chizzang
Hope and Change...
Every administration has things they would like to "hide" in plain sight
The ability to hide behind a plausibly deniable well entrenched bureaucracy is critical
So... I give you the
United States Department of Homeland Security
"Yes sir that will be 157 days before we can submit your request for basic information...
Thank you and come again"
157 days later:
"I'm sorry sir we lost your request for information, please re-submit all 36 documents"
Re: "The FOIA is Broken"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:34 pm
by Ivytalk
Chizzang wrote:Hope and Change...
Every administration has things they would like to "hide" in plain sight
The ability to hide behind a plausibly deniable well entrenched bureaucracy is critical
So... I give you the
United States Department of Homeland Security
"Yes sir that will be 157 days before we can submit your request for basic information...
Thank you and come again"
157 days later:
"I'm sorry sir, all of your information has been hacked by the Moderate Muslin Evangelical Front, but please re-submit all 36 documents"
FIFY
Re: "The FOIA is Broken"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:14 pm
by Grizalltheway
Ivytalk wrote:Chizzang wrote:Hope and Change...
Every administration has things they would like to "hide" in plain sight
The ability to hide behind a plausibly deniable well entrenched bureaucracy is critical
So... I give you the
United States Department of Homeland Security
"Yes sir that will be 157 days before we can submit your request for basic information...
Thank you and come again"
157 days later:
"I'm sorry sir, all of your information has been hacked by the Moderate Muslin Evangelical Front, but please re-submit all 36 documents"
FIFY
Obsess much, Trump?
Re: "The FOIA is Broken"
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:10 pm
by Ivytalk
Grizalltheway wrote:Ivytalk wrote:
FIFY
Obsess much, Trump?
Hey, Douchenozzle, that had nothing to do with Trump.
