A Different Kind of Texas AG

Who among the members of the 109th Congress still believes in informed consent of the governed? According to the Federation of American Scientists' Secrecy News, it's a Republican former Attorney General of Texas: "Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is emerging as a new congressional leader on freedom of information policy and openness in government." Cornyn recently penned an article [PDF] sketching out his "ambitious open government agenda" for the new session of Congress, and making several welcome commonsensical points, such as:

Any party in power is always reluctant to share information, out of an understandable (albeit ultimately unpersuasive) fear of arming its enemies and critics.

Whole Cornyn article here.