The White House’s “We the People” petition initiative got a big boost this week when it responded approvingly to a petition on cell phone unlocking, but what about all the other unanswered petitions waiting for a promised response for months?
Conservatives, liberals, and libertarians have made common cause in the open government movement, each for different reasons. Libertarians believer that transparency will lead to limited government because the more people see the reality of their government, the more they will conclude that it’s too expensive and it does not work. That’s probably wrong.
