> Why not? My view is that a government which works for its citizens should by default be open and transparent about what it is doing and why. There may be exc

> Why not? My view is that a government which works for its citizens should by default be open and transparent about what it is doing and why. There may be exceptions, but they should be minimized and justified. FOIA is a rare piece of legislation that doesn't benefit either party or the bureaucracy but does broadly benefit the public. The bipartisan effort to nullify it feels like testing the waters for future FOIA carve-outs to insulate lawmakers from their constituents.