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Brainstorming:
Should the government have nuclear weapons
How easy it is to disseminate information nowadays
Should the government be totally open or should government keep some secrets
War on terror and open government
Twitter and the little difficulty of spreading information
Advanced hackers of today and open government
Censorship is never justifiable
Protecting the people by not spreading specific information = censorship?
Military reviews journalists articles about them/states save $$$ by revealing their
spending tactics to the public
The public will know what to be more afraid of then the government
Why should the government release a majority of their secrets
People will be scared of a secret-keeping government
Some information may be dangerous to the public
NUCLEA!!!! WEAPONS
SOURCESsssss- Open Government: An American Tradition Faces National Security, Privacy,
and Other Challenges | "States Provide Example of Government Transparency."

Blue- Aidan
Dark Green 2 - Anthony
Dark Magenta 2 - Twumasi Duah-Mensah

1150 Forestville Road


Wake Forest, NC 27587

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November 14, 2016
The President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:


The government is one of the most controversial topics in society today. Should the government
be a completely open government? What should our country do about nuclear weapons? Should
the government censor the people? All of these questions are related to one single question. Is it
okay for the government to hide information about nuclear weapons from the people? I am not
only giving you my opinion on this topic but I also seek your opinion too.
The government is perceived as this huge power that is virtually unstoppable. A lot of people
think that it is okay for the government to hide all of their secrets from the general public. Except
the thing is, it isn't okay for the government to hide this because we don't know what you are
hiding. It can be very scary for the public, who finds this entire topic scary. Due to the fact that
we do not know what the government is hiding, we don't know what to be afraid of most in this
world.
Nowadays, people are connected in many ways. Its easy to disclose information that is not
meant to be for other viewers. Its also easy to take ones information and use it for sinister
purposes. This is why nuclear weaponry and its information is hidden in the first place.
Technically, typing on Twitter can make you a journalist, which makes disseminating
information to the public about nuclear weapons a tough topic. This can be solved by making
sure the information disclosed cannot hurt the nation in any way. For example, the military
reviews what journalists write about it before publication (Hudson, Jr.). However, deciding what
information should be given to the public IS censorship. Not everyones a certified, respected
journalist, and spreading information from an over-transparent government can end up in the
wrong hands, making this topic slippery.
Finally, this is the United States of America where people have freedom. They have the freedom
of speech, press, religion, and the right to assemble. The government should never censor the
people. The people should always know what is up while the government may be in a large
crisis, but the people shouldn't know everything the government knows. A portion of the most

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dangerous information should still be hidden to the public because the information may still be
dangerous to the public.Give examples of exactly what could be hidden vs. what shouldnt.

Sincerely,
Aidan Johnson
Anthony William Jerez
Twumasi Duah-Mensah

Works Cited
Hudson, Jr. , David L. Open Government: An American Tradition Faces National Security,
Privacy, and Other Challenges. Edited by Alan Marzilli, M.A., J.D., Chelsea
House Publishers, 2005.

Nelson, Andrew. "States Provide Example of Government Transparency." The Council of State

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Governments, The Council of State Governments, 16 Apr. 2014,
https://www.knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/states-provide-example-governmenttransparency. Accessed 9 Nov. 2016. 9 Nov. 2016.

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