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A couple months ago we reported on President Obama’s failure to live up to his desire for a transparent government when he opted to allow his administration to play the national security card to keep details of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) out of the eyes of the general public.

On April 30, 2009, the government released a second batch of documents related to the treaty, ultimately providing little substance. Since the Obama administration continues to withhold more than a thousand pages of material about ACTA the EFF has opted to resort to legal attacks to force the government to open up about this potentially dangerous [secret] treaty.

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One of the significant promises Barack Obama made during his run up to the presidency was overturning the Bush era culture of White House and governmental secrecy. Americans, knowing full well there will never be a complete removal of political backroom drug-deals, were eager to see a more open, transparent government – a pledge Obama was intent on keeping. Unfortunately it appears the President has been unable to keep that promise, instead opting to allow his administration to play the national security card to keep details of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) out of the eyes of the general public.

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