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Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan, good-government effort led by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, but with a constituency that goes beyond print, broadcast and online news media to include students of all ages; federal, state and local lawmakers, both conservative and liberal; think tanks and nonprofits; civic groups; librarians; and even religious leaders.
Sunshine Week was founded on the principle that people have a right to know what their government is doing, and why. Its goal is to engage people in conversations about open government and why it must be nurtured and protected to preserve our rights and liberties.
Sunshine Week 2008: The Sunshine Campaign is an effort to encourage everyone to ask candidates, from the president to city council, to articulate their positions on open government and Freedom of Information issues. Reminding candidates that access to information is important to people helps make the issue vital, not just during election season, but also during the administrations of those elected.
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Presidential Elections 2008
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Government & Policies
- Has access to government information played a role in your life?
- Where does the public's right to know end and national security begin?
- How important is government openness to American democracy?
- The federal government is somewhat or very secretive -- Disagree or Agree
- Classification of records: Do you think too much information is classified? -- Yes or No
- Should photography, live video and audio coverage be allowed in the Supreme Court and in federal district and appellate courtrooms? -- Yes or No
- Was President Bush right to grant control of records to a president's family? -- No or Yes
- Should the Freedom of Information Act cover Congressional records? -- Yes or No
- Should the Freedom of Information Act cover federal court records? -- Yes or No
- What do you think the Obama administration's priorities for transparent government should be?
- What kind of official government information should be available online, and what do you consider to be off limits?
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