From: Manuel Sotil <msotil@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:30 PM
"The directives I am giving my administration today on how to interpret the Freedom of Information Act will do just that. For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city. The old rules said that if there was a defensible argument for not disclosing something to the American people, then it should not be disclosed. That era is now over. Starting today, every agency and department should know that this administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold information but those who seek to make it known."
Date: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:30 PM
This is the Obama for public consumption:
"But the way to make a government responsible is not simply to enlist the services of responsible men and women, or to sign laws that ensure that they never stray. The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable. And the way to make government accountable is make it transparent so that the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how they're being made, and whether their interests are being well served."
"The directives I am giving my administration today on how to interpret the Freedom of Information Act will do just that. For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city. The old rules said that if there was a defensible argument for not disclosing something to the American people, then it should not be disclosed. That era is now over. Starting today, every agency and department should know that this administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold information but those who seek to make it known."
Remarks By The President (Obama) Welcoming Senior Staff And Cabinet Secretaries - 1/21/09
But the real Obama (his administration) are calling for WikiLeak's head.
The US Constitution by its First Amendment, guarantees the right to communicate anything to all and to anybody.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Abridge = reduce.
The US Constitution then guarantees that freedom of speech cannot be reduced or shortened or cut or diminished.
This provision of the Constitution can never be repeated too often.
Many people act like they have no idea of its existence, including high profile politicians and government officials and the lawyer who now occupies the White House, who are calling for WikiLeaks' head (literally).
Manuel Sotil
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