http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2008/04/22/secrecy-amendment/<![CDATA[Comments on: Secrecy Amendment]]>JonathanWordPress2008-04-22T16:38:00Zhttp://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2008/04/22/secrecy-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-72882008-04-22T16:38:00Z<![CDATA[Comment by: Kullervo]]>http://byzantium.wordpress.comAre secrecy and accountabiliy always mutually exclusive?
]]>http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2008/04/22/secrecy-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-72902008-04-22T18:19:45Z<![CDATA[Comment by: Jonathan Blake]]>http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/Ultimately, I believe so. If the government can choose to act in secret, then the public can’t hold them accountable.
I’m not, however, suggesting that we take away all power to act in secret, just the ability to make secret laws targeted at private citizens and to try people under the veil of secrecy.