Joan Claybrook
Joan Claybrook
Joan Claybrookis an American lawyer who served as President of Public Citizen from 1982 until she announced her resignation on December 9, 2008. Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationin the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981...
cutting integrity office public undermines
The cutting out of the Office of Public Integrity really undermines this whole effort.
democracy ordinary citizens
There is nothing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle with the power of active citizenship.
crush people hitting
It's malarkey. When you tell people that the roof crushing in on your head is not the cause of injury, it's your head hitting the roof, it's laughable.
government too-much problem
Leaks are good. There is too much secrecy in our government. Sometimes the government knows about a problem and it takes a leak to embarrass the bureaucracy and get them to do something about it.
allow cars financial partial relatively ridiculous system
Cars are mobile. It's a relatively ridiculous system to allow partial recalls. It's a financial issue. Recalls are expensive, and automakers don't want to do them.