Hope I didn&#x27;t sound like I was arguing for a totally open government. That would obviously never work. I&#x27;m arguing for a &quot;well-enough&quot; informed electorate. Informed enough to strategically make choices about choosing representatives.<p>Abusing mentally ill citizens, performing experiments on the poor and destitute, gathering records on citizenry forever -- these are things that an informed electorate would shut down if given the chance. These are things that the constitution would forbid if it were foreseen.<p>Nobody&#x27;s arguing that secrets can&#x27;t be had. The argument is that those employed by the voters are actively acting <i>long-term</i> in ways neither the voters nor the constitution would approve of. Short term bend any kind of rules you think the system will allow. Long-term? This has got to stop. (Perhaps you do that by a constitutional amendment sunsetting any secrecy classification after 20 years or some such)