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To: tejek who wrote (173484)	8/14/2003 1:22:12 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1574261

If the law really requires something an executive order can't sweep it aside. If the order clearly violates a law the courts will probably strike it down when it is challenged. As to the specifics - None of this suggests much about Iraq just being about oil, but it does show a good example of the current administration's overriding concern for secrecy. I think they sometimes take that concern to far. It also declared a national emergency as the justification for sweeping aside all federal statues, including the Alien Tort Claims Act, and appears to provide immunity against contractual disputes, discrimination suits, violations of labor practices, international treaties, environmental disasters and human rights violations. Even more, it doesn't limit immunity to the production of oil, but also protects individuals, companies and corporations involved in selling and marketing the oil as well. I think the laws should be made more reasonable and then exemptions should be few or none. Instead they pile on regulations by the ton and then when they feel they really need to do so they create special exceptions. Not the best way to do business in my opinion, but not something specific to Bush. Every administration in my lifetime has done this sort of thing. Tim