Our government has never been more secretive than it is today.
It has become routine for public officials to dodge requests for public records or to drag out the process for weeks or months, to make decisions without the “burden” of public scrutiny, as if every decision deserves the secrecy of D-Day invasion plans, or to just flatly ignore questions from reporters on critical issues that citizens have a right to know about.
Chuck Fleischmann, I’m talking to you. But you’re not the only one.
It appears that, ironically, Fleischmann, who represents the Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District, and other politicians here and across the country have learned a lot from President Barack Obama. They’ve learned to avoid questions, how to clamp down on public information and keep the public in the dark.
This is Obama’s trickle-down legacy.