Government actually has no legitimate authority to keep anything secret from us. We are the source of the government limited authority, and we did not give it authority to keep anything from us.
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” ~ Patrick Henry (1736-1799) US Founding Father
“Truth never envelops itself in mystery, and the mystery in which it is at any time enveloped is the work of its antagonist, and never of itself.” ~ Thomas Paine (1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author
“Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny.” ~ Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
“One of the things that bothers me most is the growing belief in the country that security is more important than freedom. It ain't.” ~ Lyn Nofziger [Franklyn C. Nofziger] (1924-2006) American journalist, political consultant, author, Press Secretary for President Reagan
“The major function of secrecy in Washington is to keep the U.S. people ... from knowing what the nation’s leaders are doing.” ~ John Stockwell (1937-) U.S. Marine Corps Major, and Chief of Station and National Security Council coordinator for the CIA
Neat...
However, how are classified, black budget, secret "things" going to be handled?
If YOU can view all that, so can an enemy. Not everything can be public...
So sounds like there's going to be some things that need to be worked out.
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Government actually has no legitimate authority to keep anything secret from us. We are the source of the government limited authority, and we did not give it authority to keep anything from us.
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” ~ Patrick Henry (1736-1799) US Founding Father
“Truth never envelops itself in mystery, and the mystery in which it is at any time enveloped is the work of its antagonist, and never of itself.” ~ Thomas Paine (1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author
“Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny.” ~ Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
“One of the things that bothers me most is the growing belief in the country that security is more important than freedom. It ain't.” ~ Lyn Nofziger [Franklyn C. Nofziger] (1924-2006) American journalist, political consultant, author, Press Secretary for President Reagan
“The major function of secrecy in Washington is to keep the U.S. people ... from knowing what the nation’s leaders are doing.” ~ John Stockwell (1937-) U.S. Marine Corps Major, and Chief of Station and National Security Council coordinator for the CIA
💯 Correct.