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Re:FOIA Improvement Act Signed into Law by BurningFrog on Saturday July 02, 2016 @04:08AM (#12021824)
I'm from the Literal Police. Do you know why I stopped you?

Uh-huh...

No, it's about how I, and a vast majority of people, actually can't just make up a reason to deny FOIA requests.

Try to be more careful next time, OK?

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Re:FOIA Improvement Act Signed into Law by AnkhMorporkian on Saturday July 02, 2016 @09:13AM (#12022354)
Seriously. Anyone who has ever done FOIA requests knows how laughably incorrect that is. If it's not an exemption and it's not classified, you can't just deny it.

Furthermore, if it is denied, you can appeal that decision. It's not going to go back to the same person either, it'll go a lot higher on the foodchain. Do you think a commander/director is going to put up with a FOIA officer who is constantly creating work for them by improperly denying requests? Here's what a response to a FOIA appeal looks like[1]. It's comprehensive and needs to give its reasoning.

1: http://www.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/LSC/pdfs/FOIA%202014-...

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