Sunlight Period and Revolving Door First Promises to Be Discarded
One of President Obama's most enduring campaign promises was the "Sunlight Period" that he would impose, stating that no bill would be rushed through Congress and signed before the American Public had five-days to review The Bill and comment on the White House website.Not surprisingly, this promise was quick to disappear, almost immediately upon President Obama taking over the reigns of government.
The first law passed and signed in the Obama Presidency was the "Lilly Ledbetter Law", which repealed restrictions on an employee's right to sue employers over pay discrimination--and it was signed by President Obama without the five-day waiting period, or the ability to publicly comment on the bill on the White House website.
"Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them," Obama's campaign Web site states. "As president, Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days."
After Obama signed the law into being the law was posted for the first time on the White House website, where it was available for public comment--after the fact.
Obama also promised the end to the Government-to-Lobbyist revolving door and in his first Executive Order signed into being a sweeping change to the rules that would prevent anyone from working in the Obama Administration in any capacity for which they had previously lobbyied within the previous two years, and prevent them from lobbying for two years after leaving public service.
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