Bikewer
25th June 2004, 06:02 AM
Yesterday, it was announced that the Supreme Court had found in favor of the administration in it's effort to keep the information on Vice-President Cheney's meeting with energy industry types a secret.
Not throwing the case out, they did return it to the lower courts, where even if the original rulings are upheld, results will not be published till after the election.
Here's a link to an article on the crux of the matter:
http://www.sierraclub.org/planet/200404/cheney.asp
I don't know why this isn't more of a hot-button issue. The formation of an energy policy is a matter of concern to everyone in the country. It affects cost of living, pollution, the economy, and national defense. Obviously, formulation of such policies should be a transparent process. Yet the Bush administration not only met secretly with a blue-ribbon group of energy-industry executives (might one say cronies?), but they have stoutly refused to divulge any information on this meeting, either as to substance or even who was in attendance.
They have (apparently successfully...) fought this all the way to the Supreme Court, aguing on the grounds of Presidential Privilege.
I, for one, would like to know if our country's energy policy was dictated by the likes of Skilling and Lay, just for starters. This seems highly likely, considering the administrations historic ties with these individuals, and others like them.
Not throwing the case out, they did return it to the lower courts, where even if the original rulings are upheld, results will not be published till after the election.
Here's a link to an article on the crux of the matter:
http://www.sierraclub.org/planet/200404/cheney.asp
I don't know why this isn't more of a hot-button issue. The formation of an energy policy is a matter of concern to everyone in the country. It affects cost of living, pollution, the economy, and national defense. Obviously, formulation of such policies should be a transparent process. Yet the Bush administration not only met secretly with a blue-ribbon group of energy-industry executives (might one say cronies?), but they have stoutly refused to divulge any information on this meeting, either as to substance or even who was in attendance.
They have (apparently successfully...) fought this all the way to the Supreme Court, aguing on the grounds of Presidential Privilege.
I, for one, would like to know if our country's energy policy was dictated by the likes of Skilling and Lay, just for starters. This seems highly likely, considering the administrations historic ties with these individuals, and others like them.