Burnt Orange Report

Shy Republicans

By Karl-Thomas Musselman

Thanks to the Patriot Act, enemy combatants being held around the world, and other Republican measures, we have learned how little Republicans really care about civil liberties and privacy rights. They aren't particularly worried about what all the FBI/CIA/ETC. can look into about you as far as information goes.

So I find it particularly ironic that the Florida Delegation to the Republican National Convention does not want to give out their names due to privacy concerns as reported here.

The Republican Party of Florida, citing security and privacy concerns, has refused to release a full list of the 112 delegates who will attend the party's convention in New York. The names of delegates, who formally endorse their party's candidate for the presidency, have historically been made public.

Democrats released a full list of their more than 4,300 delegates from around the nation, complete with many of their e-mail addresses and home counties, weeks before their party's convention in Boston. Other state GOPs also have released delegate lists.

But Florida Republican officials said they heard from several delegates who were concerned about their privacy or security.

"Our delegates' request for privacy and their well-being and safety are the top priority for the Republican Party of Florida," said spokesman Joseph Agostini.

Hahaha. I love it. Maybe they should ask Dick Cheney for some help keeping things secret, with all his experience from his energy task force dealings.