Jim Cook writes:
Because President Barack Obama has not bothered to open a web page for the underfunded, unstaffed and unchaired Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the only way for members of the public to know about its activities is to pay close attention to this website maintained by the Federal Registry. Despite federal law, the Board did not exist until last year and still has no chair or fully functional staff. This is the board that, under federal law, is supposed to investigate all the civil liberties violations by the entire United States Government and bring the truth to light. Not to be too blunt, but this is a farce.
Read more on Irregular Times, where you’ll also find more details on the upcoming meeting.