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Don't Let EPA Administrator Johnson 'Get Out of Jail Free'

For the last seven years, every time the Bush Administration has wanted to avoid coming clean with the American public they have invoked 'executive privilege'.

What is executive privilege? It's the power of the Executive branch to resist interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of the government. But members of the Bush Administration from Vice President Cheney to EPA Administrator Johnson view it more as a get-out-of-jail free card. When Administrator Johnson denied California's request to fight global warming, he was acting as Bush's lackey, and not as a legitimate protector of our environment.

The scary aspect is what else could happen in the final year of the Bush Administration if Mr. Johnson's hubris is left unchecked. We need him removed from the post of Administrator, and we need it now. Please call on your members of Congress, and call for his dismissal.

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Dear Legislator: I am outraged both by EPA Administrator Johnson's denial of California's clean air waiver, but also at the recent claim by the EPA that turning over documents relating to the issue as exempt under 'executive privilege'. Administrator Johnson has gone too far, and I'm asking you to publicly call for his resignation. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely,

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