Government Secrecy
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The Issue: We condemn the government's use
of secret classifications to keep from the public information that it should
have.
The Principle: Government is the servant of
the individuals who own this country; withholding information that the public
has a right to know is dishonest, deceptive and a perversion of the proper
relationship between government and its employers.
Solutions: We favor substituting the present
secrecy system with one in which no individual may be convicted for violating
government secrecy classifications unless the government discharges its burden
of proving that the publication either: a.) Violated the right of
privacy of those who have been coerced into revealing confidential or proprietary
information to government agents; or b.) Disclosed defensive military
plans so as to materially impair the capabilities to respond to attack.
It should always be a defense to such prosecution that information divulged
shows that the government has violated the law.
Transitional Action: Abolish the entrenched
system of classification of information except for all matters that pass
a private sector citizen review board and are determined as true national
security.
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