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In your Jan 5 post on the selection of Dawn Johnsen you cite some of her articles and speeches in which she strongly advocates, in facts insists on public outcries when we see wrongful acts contemplated, about to be or being committed.
Where is the outrage, the public outcry?!
But we must regain our ability to feel outrage whenever our government acts lawlessly and devises bogus constitutional arguments for outlandishly expansive presidential power.
And in the March 18 Slate article you cited, Dawn again vehemently argues the president, members of his administration and those who welcome a new administration, that “[w]e must avoid any temptation simply to move on. She claims "Our constitutional democracy cannot survive with a government shrouded in secrecy, nor can our nation's honor be restored without full disclosure."
It is clear from his selection of Dawn Johnsen for OLC that Obama himself would consider the REFUSAL to require him to operate with greater transparency or provide greater details, or to challenge him on any one of his positions or policies, a great disservice to both him and this country.
It is obvious from Obama's repeated attempts to negotiate keeping his Blackberry (to ensure he gets unfiltered information from the real world) that he is terrified of getting trapped in a bubble where he only hears what others think he wants to hear.
Obama is not afraid of dissent. He grows from it. If we refuse to challenge him we will be the ones preventing him from living up to his potential and hampering his ability to lead this country back in the right direction
