This is a good thing, for sure... but <b>subby</b> is right, there will be MOUNTAINS of lawsuits from wingnuts on both ends of the political spectrum trying to validate their own ridiculous conspiracy theories.

^^ visible HTML tags.  Heh.  Old habits die hard.

Does that mean I can file a FOIA  request to find out if the FBI monitored my Google searches.

If they ignore FOIA's, why not the lawsuits?

wildcardjack: If they ignore FOIA's, why not the lawsuits?

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It's different people, unless the original FOIA was ignored by the DoJ.

Obama should direct the USPS to release a stamp that's a copy of his long-form birth certificate.

This will be good and bad.

Good: The ACLU's FOIA requests might get some teeth, finally.
Bad: AGW-denier trolls will go back to spamming research teams.

While the point is well taken, Obama's birth certificate couldn't be subject to an FOIA request, as it isn't a public, government document. No one has constitutionally protected right to see it.

What we'll really start seeing a lot of are FIOA trolls who request mountains and mountains of random documents, then sue as soon as they find a page missing.

I'm gonna sue the gummint for not admitting to being Reptoids.

Do people have to have a legitimate reason to file a FOIA request?

beta_plus: Not really interested in Hopey McChange's Birth Certificate.  Would love to see his college transcripts, though.

/too bad the schools he went to were private
//but maybe you could use the "take federal money" runaround route
///yep, that includes Pell Grants

Why?

All birther FOIA lawsuits will be responded to with a form letter. Not really a big deal.

AntiNerd: All birther FOIA lawsuits will be responded to with a form letter. Not really a big deal.

Dear Idiot,

There is enough true crap out there to criticize President Obama about. No need to search for forged birth certificates or make up stories about forging National Guard services like those libs did with Bush Jr. a few years back. Please keep your cathartic conspiracy theories to yourself and worry more about the CIA planting fluoride in your oatmeal. And no, you can't get documents on those either.

beta_plus: Not really interested in Hopey McChange's Birth Certificate.  Would love to see his college transcripts, though.

/too bad the schools he went to were private
//but maybe you could use the "take federal money" runaround route
///yep, that includes Pell Grants

shill

rjakobi: AntiNerd: All birther FOIA lawsuits will be responded to with a form letter. Not really a big deal.

Dear Idiot,

There is enough true crap out there to criticize President Obama about. No need to search for forged birth certificates or make up stories about forging National Guard services like those libs did with Bush Jr. a few years back. Please keep your cathartic conspiracy theories to yourself and worry more about the CIA planting fluoride in your oatmeal. And no, you can't get documents on those either.

Joke's on you, I don't eat oatmeal!

foo monkey: beta_plus: Not really interested in Hopey McChange's Birth Certificate.  Would love to see his college transcripts, though.

/too bad the schools he went to were private
//but maybe you could use the "take federal money" runaround route
///yep, that includes Pell Grants

Why?

Because if Obama ever got a B, then Bapp Romney is automatically president and Paul Ryan will get to privatize All The Things.

Time to request information on all the ccw holders in the state.

jcooli09: Time to request information on all the ccw holders in the state.

You know you can do that  now,right? It's publicly available information.

cameroncrazy1984: jcooli09: Time to request information on all the ccw holders in the state.

You know you can do that  now,right? It's publicly available information.

yes, but now I can sue all the county sheriffs who ignore my request.

Sounds like a great way to help the national debt, to me. Let the idiot wingnuts file crazy lawsuits then the courts can fine them for wasting time like they did that dumbass birther the other day.

Not really sure how one can file a FOIA request for information that has already been made public, but no-one ever accused the Birthers of being smart.

As I recall, the Bush administration passed a law that prevented people from suing the govt for failing to enforce (follow) its own laws.

foo monkey: beta_plus: Not really interested in Hopey McChange's Birth Certificate.  Would love to see his college transcripts, though.

/too bad the schools he went to were private
//but maybe you could use the "take federal money" runaround route
///yep, that includes Pell Grants

Why?

Because beta_plus is an idiot.

Department heads should be held financially liable if they ignore foia. This bullshiat will magically disappear.