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01-08-2013, 06:27 AM
A presidentially appointed panel charged with ensuring federal laws don’t impede Americans’ civil liberties has nothing to show for itself in recent years, failing to meet even once during a five-year span because vacancies had left the board dormant for so long.
The federal Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board finally had enough members to meet once last fall, but it awaits a chairman, continues a search for office space in the Washington area and is still working on building its website.
It took President Obama until nearly the end of his first term to appoint members to the board, a move made only after critics called on him to fill the seats. Likewise, President Bush failed to fill vacancies on the board, which was created through a recommendation of the commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/7/dormant-liberties-agency-awakens-tasks/#ixzz2HO19ASZc
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The federal Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board finally had enough members to meet once last fall, but it awaits a chairman, continues a search for office space in the Washington area and is still working on building its website.
It took President Obama until nearly the end of his first term to appoint members to the board, a move made only after critics called on him to fill the seats. Likewise, President Bush failed to fill vacancies on the board, which was created through a recommendation of the commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/7/dormant-liberties-agency-awakens-tasks/#ixzz2HO19ASZc
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter