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Constitutional Law

Jun. 22, 2000

Unfettered

^^First Light^^ By Richard P. McKee When the Founding Fathers created our republican form of government, they gave us, the people of the United States, the ultimate power to control the course of our nation. But that presented some problems, not the least of which was that without protected access to information, we might be unable to make enlightened decisions about who should represent us and what policies we should support.

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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