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| Sep 8, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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Tells Congress Privacy Act Must Be Enforced Testimony to Be Aired on C-Span (Check C-Span Schedule Listings) (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman told a Congressional subcommittee Friday that the Clinton-Gore White House has engaged in “wholesale violation of the rights to privacy” and subjected critics, perceived adversaries and others to a “campaign of terror.” “This cannot be permitted,” he said. The Privacy Act, enacted by a Democratic Congress because of an “outrageous abuse of privacy by a Republican President (Nixon and his advisers), must ensure the law and its penalties apply to all branches of government and those who exercise power. Klayman made the statements during testimony before the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, chaired by Representative John L. Mica (R-FL). The panel was exploring the Privacy Act, its application, and whether the act, which forbids government agencies from disclosing personal information on employees and others, also applies to the president and his advisers. Klayman and others disputed the Clinton-Gore Justice Department’s insincere claim that the President and White House officials are exempt from the Act’s provisions and punishments. Testimony by Klayman and others will be aired by C-Span. Tapes of the hearing can be obtained from them. |
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