BLARGistania
03-03-2006, 17:35
Yup, our beloved federal goverment is at it again. although this time, it wasn't Bush's administration.
A program started seven years ago has up to today reviewed 55,000 pages of U.S. federal documents. Many of these, long since declassified to be open to the public for viewing, have been recently reclassified. Archivists are now taking up the fight to bring the documents back onto the public shelves, claiming they are 'non-sensitive' to current government operations.
Archivist Urges US to Reopen Classified Files (http://nytimes.com/2006/03/03/politics/03archives.html?hp&ex=1141448400&en=b9932bb452d6188e&ei=5094&partner=homepage)
Why is the government trying to reclassify document that appear to have no security bearing whatsoever anymore? Just for fun? Or is it a move to deprive people of information? What? I am a personal fan of the freedom of information act, but that act seems to do less and less for people as time goes on and the government finds new ways to deny requests.
A program started seven years ago has up to today reviewed 55,000 pages of U.S. federal documents. Many of these, long since declassified to be open to the public for viewing, have been recently reclassified. Archivists are now taking up the fight to bring the documents back onto the public shelves, claiming they are 'non-sensitive' to current government operations.
Archivist Urges US to Reopen Classified Files (http://nytimes.com/2006/03/03/politics/03archives.html?hp&ex=1141448400&en=b9932bb452d6188e&ei=5094&partner=homepage)
Why is the government trying to reclassify document that appear to have no security bearing whatsoever anymore? Just for fun? Or is it a move to deprive people of information? What? I am a personal fan of the freedom of information act, but that act seems to do less and less for people as time goes on and the government finds new ways to deny requests.