Obama Knocks ‘Em Down
For those of us who considered leaving the country when Bush, et al, were re-elected, it’s been a really good week. Obama has unflinchingly set out to overturn some of the more damaging policies set in place in the last eight dark years. Here’s a list of this week’s executive orders compliments of the awesome Harper’s Weekly Review:
- ordered all secret U.S. prisons closed immediately
- the detention center at Guantanamo Bay closed within a year
- stopped the torture of American prisoners
- granted access to all U.S. detainees to the International Red Cross
- ended the practice by which detainees could be sent to countries where they might be tortured
- froze the salaries of all White House officials making more than $100,000
- ordered all government agencies to “adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure” regarding Freedom of Information Act requests
- ordered all administration appointees to take an ethics pledge
- ended a government ban on funding for groups that provide abortion services or counseling abroad
- revoked Executive Order 13233, which placed limits on public access to the records of former presidents
Obama is whipping out the nostril-widening, heavy duty cleanser to remove the icky mold and fungus from national politics. I love a man who helps clean up, don’t you?
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January 27, 2009 | Filed Under Perfect World
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