Demand Progress has sent a letter to Senate Armed Services Chairman Reed and
Ranking Member Inhofe, and to Senate Judiciary Chairman Durbin and Ranking
Member Grassley urging them to support inclusion of the OLC Transparency
Amendment (S. Amdt. 6246) in the final bicameral National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7900).
Demand Progress is keeping the letter open for additional signatures in case
other groups - particularly state-based organizations - want to participate as
well. The letter and the sign-up webform are here:
https://forms.gle/i2jXs8aU1hRPdekV6
Senate Amendment 6246 would require the Department of Justice to publicly
disclose all its Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions, with appropriate
exceptions.
The OLC Transparency Amendment does not attempt to resolve the policy issues
that arise in OLC opinions. Instead, it protects a foundational principle in
our democracy: the right of Congress and the public to know how the laws of the
land have been implemented by the Executive branch. know how the laws of the
land have been implemented by the Executive branch.
The letter and the sign-up webform are here:
https://forms.gle/i2jXs8aU1hRPdekV6.
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