It's a matter of privacy. Such logic spawns further censorship. If it's OK to close motor-vehicle records, it must also be OK to close records of voters, divorces, marriages, land sales, municipal tickets, professional licenses and business incorporations. All such data could be used by criminals and telemarketers. Stealth should not steer the state.
Government secrecy cultivates government error and corruption.
It tears at the very fabric of our system. To our friends in the Statehouse, this should be no secret. The Daily Camera. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the express written consent of The Daily Camera is expressly prohibited.