The right to know..that is before he ran for President
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama on the Confirmation of Judge John Roberts
Thursday, September 22, 2005
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Let me also say that I remain distressed that the White House during this confirmation process, which overall went smoothly, failed to provide critical documents as part of the record that could have provided us with a better basis to make our judgment with respect to the nomination. This White House continues to stymie efforts on the part of the Senate to do its job. I hope with the next nominee who comes up for the Supreme Court that the White House recognizes that in fact it is its duty not just to the Senate but to the American people to make sure we can thoroughly and adequately evaluate the record of every single nominee who comes before us.
http://obama.senate.gov/press/050922-remarks_of_sena/
Obama has always believed it was the right of the people to know, to have access to documents; for others to have the tools to make decisions. That is until he started running for the presidency.
