Librarians Gang Up on Cheney

[tlewis]

A brief report from today's edition of the Library Journal Academic Newswire, a weekly e-mail sent around to librarians:


LIBRARY GROUPS SUPPORT CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENT SECRECY

Four library associations, including the American Library Association, have joined a friends-of-the-court brief challenging Vice-President Dick Cheney's refusal to disclose the names of those non-governmental participants in his National Energy Policy Development Group.

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Participants in the brief include the American Association of Law Libraries, the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for American Progress, Common Cause, the National Security Archive, People for the American Way, the Society of American Archivists, and the Special Libraries Association.

They argue that "public participation in government can be meaningful only if the people know what officials are doing, and how they are doing it."

To view the amicus brief visit www.arl.org/info/Amicus.pdf.

[izzie]

1. Funny when he wants Kerry to say who said stuff.

So much for the people knowing what is going on in the govt. We might as well all put paper bags on our heads with this WH group.

[adriennel]

2. Support the Freedom of Information!

It is dead in this administration.

[revree]

3. LIBRARIANS ROCK!

Support your local library today. It just may be the last bastion of free expression we have left, since Repugs are going after PBS...