Tax dollars to fund study on restricting public data

The federal government will pay a Texas law school $1 million to do research aimed at rolling back the amount of sensitive data available to the press and public through freedom-of-information requests.
Beginning this month, St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio will analyze recent state laws that place previously available information, such as site plans of power plants, beyond the reach of public inquiries.

Jeffrey Addicott, a professor at the law school, said he will use that research to produce a national "model statute" that state legislatures and Congress could adopt to ensure that potentially dangerous information "stays out of the hands of the bad guys."

"There's the public's right to know, but how much?" said Addicott, a former legal adviser in the Army's Special Forces.

"There's a strong feeling that the law needs to balance that with the need to protect the well-being of the nation. ... There's too much stuff that's easy to get that shouldn't be," he said.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-07-05-foia-research_x.htm

"There's the public's right to know, but how much?" said Addicott, a former legal adviser in the Army's Special Forces.


So, the military is using our money to figure out how to keep the fact that it is a corrupt institution away from the prying eyes of the people who pay the bills.

Gee, isn't that precious. :grr: