[Windflier]

Not all government employees, only those directly elected by the public. To my mind, to seek such elective office should be prima facie consent to absolute transparency.

I'm sorry, but I think that's just un-American. There's never a good enough justification to strip an individual of their inalienable rights.

Man didn't grant those rights - God did.

[Hootowl]

Read the second part of the Declaration’s statement about the inalienable rights: “that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it...to effect their safety and happiness.” Our political hacks have become destructive of inalienable rights. Stripping Americans of certain rights is not without precedent. Military members sacrifice certain rights because of the unique nature of their mission. Politicians, by reason of the power they wield, must be held to a higher and more rigorous standard, including absolute transparency.