We are supposed to be under a representative government, of, for, and by the people, but when we are stymied in the knowing of what is actually going on, because all the most pertinent information is considered to be classified, this signifies that we cannot conceivably know what is really transpiring. whatsoever. So too, there are acres upon acres of governmental land that is considered to be the sole property of that government and cannot thereby be trespassed upon, which doesn’t seem right or fair in many an instance; as well as the fact that there are many governmental buildings in which the people’s right to enter such a building is forbidden at all times, or only permitted under the most strict and stringent conditions, which makes one wonder as to whether or not, our voice and our vote matters, at all, because this seems to be a government that is far too often not transparent and is not forthcoming in what it is supposedly doing on behalf of its citizens.
Look, it has to be said, the less transparent a government is and the more actionable information that is secreted from the general public, makes it well-nigh impossible for the people to know what is really going on, in their name. It therefore isn’t possible to hold our representatives accountable to just about anything, if we don’t know what is happening, and when that information is essentially never disseminated to the public, then we have a government that is in essence, run by elites for the expressed benefit of those elites as well as those privileged others that are well-positioned for its benefits.
It isn’t so much that which governs least, governs best, but rather that which is most transparent and fairly accountable to the general public is not only the best form of government, but it is the only form of government, that is appropriate for a free people, because whenever the people are denied knowledge of what is going on in actuality, because it is hidden from them, and in addition, that public has not a clue about what is occurring behind the scenes, then whatever government that is left which is visible and somewhat accountable, doesn’t count for all that much.
In short, the people should have the absolute right to hold not only its government and its representatives answerable to them, but must also have the right to know what is occurring behind closed doors, for the bottom line is that so much of what is hidden and what is secret, isn’t because it is actually necessary for national security or other things of that ilk, but because the powers that be are up to no good, and do not desire to be questioned upon what they are doing, which is why it is hidden from the public. Indeed, as a disinfectant is necessary to clean that which is polluted, so too, we need a disinfectant to permit us to see within our government, for without that knowledge, what we are left with, are the crumbs of a government, not good enough for a begging dog, and certainly not good enough for a free people.