[Vision2020] ''Oh what a tangled web we weave when firstwepractice to deceive''

[lfalen]

I Don't think that there is a bigger advocate of transparency in government than I am. With the help of Gary Schroeder and Tom Trial I tried to get legislation passed to strengthen both the Open Meeting Law and the Public records Law.I also had Gary introduce legislation that would have required all public meetings to be taped and keep as part of the public record for 7 years. But there is a limit as to what should be made public. That limit is when it evolves National Security. Some of what has been on wilileaks may be embarrassing but does not jeopardize National Security. Other information does and also may put the lives of those working in covert operations in jeopardy . This information should not be leaked. Those that do so should be prosecuted. The  Pvt. that gave the information to wikileaks is in jail and should stay there. Julian Assange is wanted on rape charges in Sweden. He should answer those charges and be extradited to the U.S. and charged with jeopardizing N!
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Security. The U. S. government should also tighten up regulations on who has access to sensitive data. This is not to say that secret information should never be released. For historical purposes such information could be released after a lengthy period of time, say 40 to 50 years.
Roger
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From: Paul Rumelhart godshatter at yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:16:30 -0800
To: Dave tiedye at turbonet.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] ''Oh what a tangled web we weave when firstwe	practice to deceive''

> I'm a big fan of wikileaks and what they are trying to do.  Transparency 
> is sorely lacking in government today.  I can see why those in power are 
> running scared and spinning these leaks as the worst kind of terrorism. 
> 
> This latest leak of diplomatic documents may have the effect of causing 
> those who write such documents not to give their honest assessments of 
> situations for fear of them being leaked, though.  I still say it's a 
> small price to pay for bringing some long-needed accountability to 
> government.
> 
> I did like the comment one of Clinton's fellow counterparts told her (I 
> don't remember who), "You should see what we say about you".
> 
> Paul
> 
> Dave wrote:
> > I don't know about you all, but being a news junkie I just love this 
> > latest Wikileaks stuff.
> >
> > Although, for a change, the official line that they "are putting 
> > people in danger", is probably correct.  I think a lot of leaders will 
> > be "in danger" as the news about how they lied to their people comes out.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
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