They are always afraid of the public learning the truth. The FOIA and the Internet are a very dangerous combination, for people who live on secrets.
Of course, life could get even more scary for D.C if they try this crap.
Holding Back the Public’s Right to Information - CommonDreams.org - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community:
CONGRESS, apparently content to explore ever new depths in public disapproval, is on the verge of having a single member derail the most meaningful reform in years of the federal Freedom of Information Act.
How, you ask, when overwhelming majorities support the legislation in both the House and Senate?
The secret hold, of course. Ever heard of the secret hold? It’s a beauty - a real relic of the stuffed shirts of yesteryear, smoke-filled rooms and fat cats with stogies guffawing over the latest bamboozle of the taxpaying schmucks. Think country clubs, secret handshakes and bizarre rituals.
Monday, June 11, 2007
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