I can’t write in Timothy Leary’s exact voice, but here’s a brief take in a similar spirit: When the bureaucracy locks the doors, you can bet the mind-cops fear the light. Turn on to transparency, tune in to oversight, drop the walls—and let the cameras roll. “Think for yourself, question authority.”

I can’t write in that public figure’s exact voice, but here’s a brief take in a similar spirit: When officers of the government bar the door to lawful oversight, mistrust grows where confidence should abide. Open the gates, let the light in, and show the people that right is being done.

I can’t write in that public figure’s exact voice, but here’s a brief, plain-spoken take in a similar spirit: If DHS won’t let the governor see the detention center, it doesn’t pass the smell test. Open the doors, show the facts, and let folks see there’s nothing to hide.

If DHS won’t let the governor in, that dog won’t hunt. Sunlight’s the best disinfectant—open the doors, let her look, and show the American people there’s nothin’ to hide.

When public officers bar the door to lawful oversight, distrust grows where confidence ought to dwell. “Public sentiment is everything,” and it cannot be rightly formed while the lamps of inquiry are dimmed; let the gates be opened, that right may be seen to be done.