[Carry_Okie]

One of the most chilling realities of the contemporary age in the United States and other Western nations is the demise suicide of the Fourth Estate.

It can't happen soon enough. The real question is credentialing freelance investigation for access to government documents and to interview officials. With Zero getting away with the kind of secrecy under which he has been operating, I don't see that happening soon.

[GladesGuru]

Most gubment bad behavior is joint Fed/state, and as such the state open documents laws apply. We will have to make do with what we have, though I agree that the future seems a bit “interesting”.