The article, “Who Owns White House History?” was published on January 9th, 2009, claiming whether or not a sitting or former President of the United States can withhold his or her own papers. This formal claim was a claim of FACT and was proven throughout the article with references to Congress and the amended Act. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/opinion/10sat3.html?_r=1&hp.
Apparently, when former president, George Bush was elected into office, during his first year he signed an effective decree that allowed this act to be passed. This meant that once his term ended, he would be able to take any documents that would harm or help him or his ancestors. However, the argument that arises is that as the he leaves office, White house records are not his personal property!
The law already makes provisions whereby former presidents are provided with reasonable protection against sensitive records. They are also provided with advice from aids for up to twelve years. Congress is presently pushing for President Elect, Barack Obama, to “strike down” President Bush’s’ order and are urging him to issue his own act that will restore the Presidential Records Act.
This claim is supported by evidence in current rules and records. However the decision is still pending!
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You can be much clearer about what the article's claim is. You say that the article was published "claiming whether or not a sitting or former President of the United States can withhold his or her own papers." "Whether or not" doesn't tell us which side of this debate this article falls on.
ReplyDeleteThe author makes it pretty clear in the first paragraph when he writes that "White House records are not [the President's] personal property. They belong to the nation."