Laws protecting the public?s right to know about what its government is doing are one of those rare, beautiful things about which there are few, if any, gray areas. You?re either for it or against it. Those who suggest that certain public records should be exempt from public inspection because their creators are too immersed in big ideas, too blue collar or too powerless are missing this point. Transparency in government means getting used to the fact that there will always be people who will use open records laws to harass, intimidate or simply waste your valuable time.
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