The freedom of information act provides a simple way to measure a person's love of liberty and democracy in government. If you like the act and cringe when a government agency denies information to people, then you are downright partial to liberty and democracy. If you dislike the act and love it when a government agency denies people access to information, then you love aristocrats and want to be ruled by "your betters."
Obama has un-Bushed FOIA.
As one of his first acts, President Barack Obama issued an order reversing his predecessor's approach toward the release of government documents. Scholars, journalists, farmers and the simply curious now await the reopening of federal information taps tightened since 2001.
Hmm? What does this tell us about Obama and that other guy? Oh, that's easy--Obama is a democrat who loves liberty. Bush--is the anti-democratic aristocratic asshole who wanted to be kingshit and destroy liberty.
Now let's talk about all those old documents that remain classified and un-released in the archives. The release slowdown goes back to Reagan. I have an idea. Any document that is 25 years old is made public. No review. No redaction. No national security bullshit, just made public. How about it? Reasonable idea?
Obama has un-Bushed FOIA.
As one of his first acts, President Barack Obama issued an order reversing his predecessor's approach toward the release of government documents. Scholars, journalists, farmers and the simply curious now await the reopening of federal information taps tightened since 2001.
Hmm? What does this tell us about Obama and that other guy? Oh, that's easy--Obama is a democrat who loves liberty. Bush--is the anti-democratic aristocratic asshole who wanted to be kingshit and destroy liberty.
Now let's talk about all those old documents that remain classified and un-released in the archives. The release slowdown goes back to Reagan. I have an idea. Any document that is 25 years old is made public. No review. No redaction. No national security bullshit, just made public. How about it? Reasonable idea?
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Sure. In reading the article, you can open up the process more, but if you have 50% fewer employees to administer the process, you're still downright slow. It appears there are 50% fewer employees now to process the requests.
Funny how t happens that way. It's a start. By the way, unless it's changed teh 25 year rule is what's used in Britian.
We need to push for open, public and transparent on all government records.
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