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Article: Security fears infringe upon civil liberties; Homeland Security Act: Existing law gives government sufficient power to guard against terrorism
- Article from:
- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- November 17, 2002
- Author:
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Let us say that it is 2005, and construction of a new Mississippi
River bridge at Dubuque is under way. You have questions about the
project, and the answers appear in government documents created by a
private company contracted to help build the span.
Or, perhaps, you have questions about the safety practices of a
local chemical plant that holds government contracts. The answers are
in documents the plant has provided the government.
You, as a citizen, could not see any of those documents, even
though millions - maybe billions - of taxpayer dollars are involved.
Further, a government employee who answers your questions - without
even showing the documents - could be fired and jailed.
Sound ...