Poll Shows Concern About Gov't Secrecy (7 out of 10 are concerned)

[Kadie]

Poll Shows Concern About Gov't Secrecy
By ROBERT TANNER, AP National Writer

Sunday, March 13, 2005


(03-13) 07:52 PST (AP) --


Americans feel strongly that good government depends on openness with the public, with seven out of 10 people concerned about government secrecy, a new poll says.


The poll, conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs for Sunshine Week, a coalition of media organizations and other groups pressing for government access, found that more than half of Americans believe government should provide more access to its records.


Even more — 70 percent — are either "somewhat concerned" or "very concerned" about government secrecy. Nearly as many felt access to public records was "crucial" to good government.


The results come amid growing debate about openness at all levels of government in the years since the Sept. 11 attacks: Open-government advocates say the government has become more secretive at the price of a healthy democracy, while government defenders say the times demand that national security weigh a little more heavily in the balance between openness and privacy.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/13/national/a052952S32.DTL

[AuntiBush]

1. Totally Agree!

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[natrat]

2. like it fucking matters what the public thinks at this point

all the repubs and half the dems bought and paid for