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They could ask for the information, but not make it public.

• loumf 12y ago
  Making things public is how the government gets data closer to the truth with less work, and you don't have to trust them to do it. Groups with interest do the verification (lobbyists, journalists, you, etc). This is part of what makes democracy work. The alternative is that we have to trust the government to do the verification with no check or balance.