The government should serve the people, and the scientists should serve the government. Disclosure, as far as is reasonably possible, should be the default and

The government should serve the people, and the scientists should serve the government. Disclosure, as far as is reasonably possible, should be the default and should be transitive down from the government through its various arms. The same principle that makes secret courts, (generally,) a bad idea, makes forcing scientists to toe a party line, (generally,) a bad idea.