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The 'non-transparency' in government goes way back before the Bush administrations. I believe you can probably track the illicit secrecy, or call it the attempt to hide stuff from the people, to at least Nixon, and maybe even before then. The responsibility for not keeping it in check falls right in to the laps of congress at that point. They are the only ones capable of bringing charges against a sitting president or VP. Their failure to do so, whether it's to protect the partisanship or the totally invalid excuse of protecting the country, is only further incentive to continue it. After that, the fault lies directly with us, the people. We continue to elect people of the same parties who promulgate the lies and secrecy.
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