06-18-2018, 11:19 AM
(06-18-2018, 11:07 AM)michaelsean Wrote: The fact that sources would no longer reveal things to reporters that they aren't supposed to reveal, sort of seems like that would be the whole point. I understand there is shady crap that we would miss out on, but we need to come up with a better way then. Every person with a clearance deciding for themselves does not seem like a good idea.
But what better way would there be? We've seen for decades now a near inability for the legislative branch so effectively oversee the executive, which is what should be happening. But staffers in Washington will tell you that if you actively and thoroughly read the news from the MSM you are just as informed as the vast majority of them, including their bosses.
Honestly, I think a free press is the best way to hold our elected officials accountable. If the government is supposed to be by, for, and of the people, then the people need to know what is going on. I don't think there is going to be a better way to do that then a free press.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
