“I would argue that in times of war, sealed lips sink entire democracies. If we don't have access to vital information, we lose everything.” IfsWarLosesDemocracyInformationLipsAccessArguing Author:Ted Gup
“And fourthly there is a major shift in public opinion and attitude to accommodate to the post-9/11 mentality and the Bush administration's penchant for secrecy. I think the public has simply become increasingly accustomed to being turned away from vital information and is protesting less and less. You have some squeaky wheels out there, but I don't think they're representative of the population at large.” ThinkingAttitudeOpinionInformationMajorsPopulationAdministrationPostsWheelsMentalityRepresentativesAccustomedPublic OpinionSecrecyAccommodateSqueaky Wheel Author:Ted Gup
“Every effort is made to control information. Secrecy is just one of the toggles on their control board. The mindset is in place, and they've done a lot of hiring over eight years, not just political appointees. And they've done a lot of firing or driving people out who might have countermanded or resisted. So, institutionally, it's not going to be simply a matter of flipping the switch to undo it. You're going have to bring in people dedicated to transparency, and you have to demonstrate that there are rewards for candor.” PeopleYearsMadeMatterDoneMightPoliticalEffortInformationRewardsEightMindsetDrivingBoardsJust OneDedicatedSecrecyTransparencyHiringFiringCandor Author:Ted Gup
“One of the things that will probably need to be addressed is in the treatment of history, i.e. the Presidential Papers Act. If they can act with impunity, if they know that what they're doing is not going to see the light of day anytime in their lifetime, if they have the right to withhold information from the public, then presidents are given a vastly freer hand.” IfsKnowsNeedsHandsLightGivenPresidentInformationPaperLifetimePresidentialTreatmentPapersImpunity Author:Ted Gup
“It will be important to restore those provisions, those disclose provisions, those release provisions so that presidents are indeed held accountable and their information and papers are made public.” MadeImportantPresidentInformationPaperReleasePapersProvision Author:Ted Gup
