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Public asked to shape open-government bill

statesman.com — There is nothing unusual about an open-government group advocating new legislation that would shine a light on the secretive ways of Congress and the executive branch. But rather than hire an army of lobbyists to push the proposal, as is the custom in Washington, the Sunlight Foundation is taking its measure directly to the public.

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  • pepemt, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1"what's next?" Miller asked. "Are we going to let the American people decide our defense policy, our trade policy, our immigration policy?"
    The 9th circle of hell must be reserved for these people.
  • stereogab, on 04/18/2008, -0/+0Be sure to notice that the Miller quoted above is Paul Miller, the past president of the American League of Lobbyists - not Ellen Miller, Sunlight's executive director. (disclaimer: I work for Sunlight Foundation.)
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