We are told to believe that America is the greatest republic that the world has ever known. Yet, how is it possible to actually know this, when the very governance of this nation, hides secret behind secret, from the general population, that it has duly sworn to serve? In actual fact, in matters of the upmost importance to that which is trivial, this government has consistently over decades upon decades, kept the most vital information far away from the seeing eyes of the general public, and while, in theory, it is probable, that at least some of our legislators are aware of what is so happening behind closed doors, this is subsequently seldom discussed in public, or even reasonably debated upon.
It is a truism, that those that are up to no good, want their business to be held behind closed doors, because they recognize the obvious, that if and what they were saying and doing, was actually fully disclosed, that they would indeed be exposed for who and what they really are. So then, when our government, insists that it has the right to keep secrets from the general public, often under the excuse that such is necessary for our national security, this presupposes that the real reason for such, is that this government fears that full disclosure to the general public, would seriously undercut what they are really doing, and thereby expose that government for its failure to be forthright and honest with the people, about its true business and their intents, thereof.
Of course, there is a time and place for secrets, but such should be kept to an absolute minimum, because when it is not, then those that do not wish to have to reasonably defend or to explain what they are proposing to do, find the pathway of least resistance to always be that which is not subject to being publicly disclosed. Indeed, transparency and openness in government, necessitates that opposing sides have an opportunity to say what they so desire to say, and of which, this thus means that those that wish to assert arbitrary power, are pretty much precluded from doing so. So then, this signifies that when the people are fully informed of what is really going on, that there is for a certainty, going to be some serious debate about those matters which are of most concern to them, of which, the outcome, so of, will thus be uncertain.
There can never be justice and never will there be justice, when the facts so needed to render a fair and informed decision, are hidden. This means that a country which preaches that it is the land of liberty and freedom, must live these very traits by being open and transparent with the people that it has the duty to govern with their informed consent. Further to the point, consent cannot be wittingly given, when the information so provided to the people, is deliberately opaque, distorted, or manipulated. So then, any government that will not be transparent with the people, especially of that which would be most vital of interest to them, is a government that has failed its duty, and therefore has failed its people.