In 1974, Congress voted to strengthen FOIA, but faced a veto attempt.
Evidence
In 1974, when Congress voted to strengthen freedom of information law, President Ford’s advisers Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Antonin Scalia—who was then head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel—argued in favor of a presidential veto. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 113
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 113
- XREF: connects to: In 1975, FOIA significantly increased document declassification. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 214; The Justice Department has resisted FOIA compliance since its inception. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 113; Proposed amendments to FOIA could improve public access to information.
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- Proposed amendments to FOIA could improve public access to information. (similarity 0.85)
- In 1975, FOIA significantly increased document declassification. (similarity 0.84)
- The Justice Department has resisted FOIA compliance since its inception. (similarity 0.79)
- FOIA significantly legitimized the classification system. (similarity 0.78)
- FOIA legitimized the previously unilateral classification system. (similarity 0.78)