Harvard Law professor and good government advocate Lawrence Lessig makes an interesting argument in the New Republic that too much transparency in government could, in some instances, be a bad thing. He's sparked quite a debate.
As government watchdog groups and news organizations get better, for instance, at combining data about campaign contributions with individual politician's votes on legislation, so anyone can see at a glance possible connections, does it unfairly stain the politicians or the system itself? Could it only produce more cynicism?
Or do we just trust readers to have enough sense and let them make up their own minds with whatever information that's available?
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Stop looking for ways to CONTINUE to HAVE GOVERNMENT hide. THE TAX PAYERS NEED TO KNOW everything about politicians when it comes to WHO THEY KNOW.
For TOO MANY years these parasites have been lying, cheating, sneaking and one by one have been USING TAX PAYERS MONEY as if it was their OWN. They get into office and its a GIVEN that corruption will follow. JUST LOOK AT THE NEWS, everyone conected withj a politcian has something CORRUPT GOING ON. It has finally come to light and instead of DIMMING THE BULD, lets increase the wattage.
We should know everyone that POLITICIANS are in contact with, (WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL LIVES) WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR POLITICAL CONNECTIONS from DOG CATCHERS to THE HIGHEST OFFICE. NO ON SHOULD BE LEFT OUT, NO ONE