March 17, 2008

Open the Government


Watch our FREE live webcast on "Government Secrecy." Join the conversation: have your questions and comments heard by expert panelists.

Wednesday, March 19
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
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Withholding presidential records ... deleting White House emails … delaying FOIA requests … firing whistleblowers … copiously classifying documents … secretly detaining "enemy combatants" … blocking government workers from testifying before Congress.

It's clear that the Bush Administration does not believe in an open democratic government. It has used one ruse after another -- from "national security" to "executive privilege" to plain old stonewalling -- to keep information from the public.

If you are fed up, join us for a live webcast about government secrecy. Our discussion will be broadcast from Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 19, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EDT.

We are sponsoring what promises to be a robust discussion on what the government is hiding and what you can do about it. Join the dialogue by sending your questions or comments to the expert speakers. You'll also learn about new online resources for finding information and how to become involved.

This webcast is part of Sunshine Week 2008 -- a nationwide effort to shine light on government secrecy. We are joining print, broadcast and online news media, civic groups, libraries, non-profits, schools and individuals interested in the public's right to know, to call on the federal government to end its campaign of secrecy.

There are several bills pending before Congress that would greatly improve the openness of our government -- from protecting whistleblowers to returning presidential records to the public to making sure that our hard-won freedom of information reforms are fully implemented.

After you have signed up for the webcast, be sure to take action today and let your members of Congress know that you demand an open, transparent government.


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Thank you for your help in bringing sunlight back to our government.

Daniel De Bonis
Online Organizer
Public Citizen's Congress Watch Division
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