Bushists of course oppose freedom of information wherever it has previously existed. They tell us that we have nothing to fear if we are not criminals. Imagine if they applied the same standard to themselves!
What do people have to know to give their informed consent to a democratic government? To get a complete answer is probably impossible. We could argue about it through a warehouse full of whiskey (and maybe on St. Paddy's we should), but it's obvious that the Bushists are satisfied with manufacturing the appearance of consent - the silent obedient kind, ideally. They think we don't need to know if we're scared enough.
The White House will not permit any oversight or even transparency. The only remedy is to begin impeachment or to deny budget authority.
Note: This suit wants to apply FOIA to memos about the missing emails, not the missing emails themselves, which might contain a few justifiable secrets among the craven political calculations.
