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We're about to enter another #foia #sunshineweek. Compliance still sucks. It will only get better when requesters and attorneys adopt a zero tolerance policy. Every single FOIA violation is nothing less than an affront and threat to our democracy and should be taken to court.
Seriously, every single one. Imagine how untenable this widespread pattern of #FOIA abuse would become, both for agencies and the courts.
So this Sunshine Week, we recommit to representing #FOIA requesters, at no charge when necessary, for every FOIA violation, whether big or small. If you're in a jurisdiction we can't cover (and we can cover many), we will do everything we can to find you a local attorney.
We recommit to the principle that we have a fundamental Right to Truth from the government---one that should be recognized under at least the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution.
And we recommit to fighting against the corruption playbook that Richard Nixon suggested to government officials everywhere:
"When information which properly belongs to the public is systematically withheld by those in power, the people soon become ignorant of their own affairs, distrustful of those who manage them, and eventually incapable of determining their own destinies."
