Diane Wood, a U. S. Court of Appeals Judge, once remarked, "Neither laws nor the procedures used to create or implement them should be secret." What would be the main problem with making or enforcing laws in secret? It invites too much criticism from ordinary citizens. It allows lawmakers to act outside the rule of law. It takes power away from those who most need it. It requires public access, which can be hard to manage.

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Diane Wood, a U. S. Court of Appeals Judge, once remarked, "Neither laws nor the procedures used to create or implement them should be secret." What would be the main problem with making or enforcing laws in secret? It invites too much criticism from ordinary citizens. It allows lawmakers to act outside the rule of law. It takes power away from those who most need it. It requires public access, which can be hard to manage.

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Camila Clay · Answer 1

The correct answer is, "It allows lawmakers to act outside the rule of law."

This is true, because if lawmakers are making the laws in secret, they can bend the rules, without anyone knowing. Maybe they want to make a law that benefits themselves, but the rule of law says no. If they did it publicly, the public could protest. However, if it was a secret, the public wouldn't know until the law was already imposed on them.