Things are changing. The old ways of thinking about "government information" are becoming obsolete at Internet Speed. Check out this:

• Dick Durbin embraces community to help draft broadband legislation. David All, July 31, 2007.
  "I'm a Republican, so I must say I was somewhat shocked when I heard that
  Democratic Senator Dick Durbin was going to be posting at the popular
  conservative outpost, Redstate, about how best to write legislation for a
  national broadband strategy. But he has....[I]sn't it great that citizens now have the same access to the process as the lobbyists?"
• Legislation 2.0: A conversation with RedState. Dick Durbin, July 31, 2007.YouTube
  "I think this is a unique experiment in transparent government and an
  opportunity to demonstrate the democratic power of the internet. If we¹re
  successful, it could become a model for the way legislation on health care,
  tax policy or education is drafted in the future."
• What should we include in our national broadband strategy?, Dick Durbin, Redstate.