" They are trying to overhaul the state's Open Records
Law with a bill designed to protect their privacy " , I read
on your front page today ( March 16 ) . More March Madness ?
I agree with opponents of the Bill - like Staci Sawyer of
ACLU - that the bill is dangerous and " incredibly vague " .
" Open Records " is a keystone of democratic " check "
on government power. For example it may be used to investigate
police brutality or corruption at Buddy's Place , Providence
City Hall.
Even in a fairly healthy democracy that are hundreds
of entrenched would be J. Edgar Hoovers ( above " there are " )
who thrive in the dark : Don't you dare cross THEM ! They
know all about your dirty little secret ! "
The ONLY check on these creeps is an informed
public - and a news media that is unconstrained in investigating
them .
When newspapers like the Providence Journal go to
court for " open records " , the public is wise to
support them . More often than not it is corrupt
power that just does not want to be embarrassed .
Honest people have little to fear from our
" Open Records Law " .
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