U.S. Congress - S.1285 Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
S.1285 - Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing exemptions, to ensure and open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. view all titles (7)
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- Official: A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing exemptions, to ensure and open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Popular: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Short: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Short: OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Short: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 as passed senate.
- Short: OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 as passed senate.
- Official: A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing exemptions, to ensure and open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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considering the internation issue, and reviews of campus discussions, the photos should nd must be released to re-establish a higher standard for the US. As of now they are demonstrating the fact that the Feds are not listening to the people and also breaking their own rules. It is also detriment that they be released to document that the agencies involved are not complying with internation rules, nor are they following their own training manuals. Thus, the supervisors have to be sanctioned, and the agencies need to be audited by the congress. According to legal-teams the only reason for the non-release is the disclosure issue of Not officially admitting fault, which is the ruling of Bush’ executive order. But in that order it does state the rule-of-law clause. Which means that the president never had the right to keep from prosecution, the people involved. The photos are needed to move on with this trial. Although it will by past cases become a grand jury.
I SAY TO THIS BILL, BOOO!!!! This is unacceptable. Crimes must be exposed. Do not cover up the crimes of your friends senators! We must hold the highest standard of law for the entire world. No corruption. I say again Boooo!!! to this bill
Come on, really? You think waterboarding is torture and should be punishable by law? But I guess it’s okay for the enemy to cut the heads of US civilians and broadcast it on the internet. I don’t agree with the war, but I don’t think that people should be punished for stopping thousands from dying in LA by pouring water on a murderers face.
regardless of anyone opinion on torture, these photos should be reveled so that history can judge. it also doesn’t look good to cover-up them up like their might be some picture that show more than water boarding? this isn’t a very democratic move, i mean censorship isn’t very democratic, and might no be constitutional we will see how the court rule on this one.
youtube, Uzbek terror and the UK/USA – The CIA did stuff we don’t even have pictures of…
look up, Uzbek terror and the UK/USA (video)- The CIA did stuff we don’t even have pictures of…
I fail to understand why this is an issue which requires legislation. If they have not done anything unlawful, then they have nothing to worry about. A picture of a prisoner’s physical condition does not release any classified information other than the ‘detainee’/prisoner’s visual condition. The only rational conclusion one can draw upon is that this legislation is merely bluff wording to cover up the reality of how we treat detainees who have yet to be charged with any crime.
End the Patriot Act, restore liberty. Sovereign America 2012.