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Re:The City of Seattle Accidentally Gave Me 32M Emails for $40 by rcw4256 on Sunday October 21, 2018 @04:18AM (#18267144)
The Washington State Public Records Act, which this request was made under, states its spirit very unambiguously:

  The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that
  serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public
  servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is
  not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that
  they may maintain control over the instruments that they have created. This
  chapter shall be liberally construed and its exemptions narrowly construed
  to promote this public policy and to assure that the public interest will be
  fully protected. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this
  chapter and any other act, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=42.56.030
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Re:The City of Seattle Accidentally Gave Me 32M Emails for $40 by dclowd9901 on Sunday October 21, 2018 @12:06PM (#18268665)
Beautifully put. This information is _there_ whether we like it or not. I’d rather have as much access to it as a government employee than none at all.
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