I don't think the Legislative branch can tell the Executive branch how they are going to handle their own documents. POTUS is the person with ultimate classification (and declas) authority. The docs don't belong to CONgress, they can't originate them, and they certainly don't control them. Making a law about this is like CONgress making a law stating the next SECDEF must be gay. SCOTUS would just toss it out and hopefully make fun of CONgress while doing it.
I agree. This would amount to the Legislative branch dictating the behavior of the Executive branch, destroying the independence of the three branches of government.
I don't think the Legislative branch can tell the Executive branch how they are going to handle their own documents. POTUS is the person with ultimate classification (and declas) authority. The docs don't belong to CONgress, they can't originate them, and they certainly don't control them. Making a law about this is like CONgress making a law stating the next SECDEF must be gay. SCOTUS would just toss it out and hopefully make fun of CONgress while doing it.
I agree. This would amount to the Legislative branch dictating the behavior of the Executive branch, destroying the independence of the three branches of government.
This is why the Vatican wants to take over the Supreme Court. Even Sotomayor is Catholic.