To: Celtjew Libertarian
Borrowing a library book isn't. Why not? It's a public entity, with public employees and public property being checked out.
What if it was the Parks Dept. lending out chainsaws to the town's citizens. Could I get the log of people who signed out chainsaws?
77 posted on
05/18/2005 9:34:10 AM PDT by
VeniVidiVici
(In God We Trust. All Others We Monitor.)
To: VeniVidiVici
What if it was the Parks Dept. lending out chainsaws to the town's citizens. Could I get the log of people who signed out chainsaws? Probably not.
There are a lot of government records on individuals that are not available to the public. Individual students' school records come to mind.
Public records on individuals should be accessible only by exception, not by general rule.
82 posted on
05/18/2005 9:49:29 AM PDT by
Celtjew Libertarian
(Shake Hands with the Serpent: Poetry by Charles Lipsig aka Celtjew http://books.lulu.com/lipsig)
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