Accountability is a concept in ethics with several meanings.
It is often used synonymously with such concepts as Answerability,
Enforcement, Responsibility Blameworthiness, Liability and other terms associated with the Expectation of Account-Giving. As an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in both the public and private corporation worlds.

Accountability is defined as "A is accountable to B when A is
obliged to inform B about A's (past or future) actions and decisions,
to justify them, and to suffer punishment in the case of eventual
misconduct".

IN LEADERSHIP roles, Accountability is the Acknowledgment and Assumption of Responsibility for Actions, Products, Decisions, and
Policies including the administration,
governance and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and Encompassing the Obligation to report, explain
and be Answerable for Resulting Conseque

Political accountability

Political accountability is the accountability of the government, civil servants and politicians to the public and to legislative bodies such as congress or parliament.

Elections are a direct way of holding politicians
accountable to the public. In the lead up to an election, candidates
and parties must campaign, explaining their position on matters of
public interest. The electorate can also vote on a candidate's past record if he or she is seeking re-election. In some cases - for example the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada - voters also have the right to petition for a recall election between normal elections.

Generally, however, voters do not have any direct way of holding elected representatives to account during the term for which they have been elected. Additionally, some officials and legislators may be appointed rather than elected. Constitution, or statute, can empower a legislative body
to hold their own members, the government, and government bodies to
account. This can be through holding an internal or independent inquiry.
Inquiries are usually held in response to an allegation of misconduct
or corruption. The powers, procedures and sanctions vary from country
to country. The legislature may have the power to impeach the individual, remove them, or suspend them from office for a period of time. The accused person might also decide to resign before trial. Impeachment in the United States has been used both for elected representatives and other civil offices, such as district court judges.

Political Corruption
Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by
government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of
government power for other purposes, such as repression of political
opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political
corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations
not directly involved with the government. An illegal act by an
officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is
directly related to their official duties.

All forms of government are susceptible to political corruption. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. While corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and trafficking, it is not restricted to these organized crime
activities. In some nations, corruption is so common that it is
expected when ordinary businesses or citizens interact with government
officials. The end point of political corruption is a kleptocracy, literally "rule by thieves".

The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending
on the country or jurisdiction. Certain political funding practices
that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some
countries, government officials have broad or poorly defined powers,
and the line between what is legal and illegal can be difficult to draw.

Bribery around the world is estimated at about $1 trillion (£494bn),
and the burden of corruption falls disproportionately on the bottom
billion people living in extreme poverty.

Freedom of Information

Freedom of information legislation, also described as open records or (especially in the United States) sunshine laws, are laws
which set rules on access to information or records held by government
bodies. In general, such laws define a legal process by which
government information is required to be available to the public. In many countries there are constitutional guarantees for the right of access to information, but usually these are unused if specific legislation to support them does not exist.

Over 70 countries around the world have implemented some form of such legislation. Sweden's Freedom of the Press Act of 1766 is thought to be the oldest.

Other countries are working towards introducing such laws, and many regions of countries with national legislation have local laws. For example, all states
of the United States have laws governing access to public documents of
state and local taxing entities, in addition to that country's Freedom
of Information Act which governs records management of documents in the possession of the federal government.

A related concept is open meetings legislation, which allows access to government meetings, not just to the records of them. In many countries, privacy or data protection
laws may be part of the freedom of information legislation; the
concepts are often closely tied together in political discourse.

A basic principle behind most freedom of information legislation is that the burden of proof falls on the body asked for information, not the person asking
for it. The requester does not usually have to give an explanation for
their request, but if the information is not disclosed a valid reason
has to be given.

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Americans, you have the information above to consider and make a VERY IMPORTANT decision.

Is the Democractic Candidate being Accountable to WE THE PEOPLE for his PAST associations??
Is he being POLITICALLY Accountable to his Supporters and to WE THE PEOPLE that want to know more about him?

OR

Is The Democratic Candidate Politically Corrupt and USING the Freedom of Information Act to HIDE and BLOCK theTRUTH from WE THE PEOPLE?

Please Give this information some thought.

Roman's taught that to win a war:
"Divide and Conquer".
(This IS what has happened in America = "Special Interests Groups").

I Believe that our Nation is strong and that "UNITED WE STAND",
Will be the statement of a nation that will ring down thru history to our great grand children's time.

{size:2}* McCain is not perfect by far, but he is not a Socialist pretending to be a Democrat..... Obama is a self professed " Progressive Democrat" and what do you think that is? *

*{color:#000000}Do your homework before you vote, please. There is more at stake t*Ronald Reagan once said that "Freedom is a fragile thing and is only
one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it
must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation for it
only comes once to a people. Those who have known freedom and lost it
have never known it again."</<br />
LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY

http://obamacrimes.com/

http://newt.org/tabid/102/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3776/Default.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16aBNduAyQ4&feature=related
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**Please People Notice that ANYTHING THAT CARRYS MY COPYWRITTEN PHOTO or appears to be a
response from me, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A RED STAR
NEXT TO MY ICON with a #1 inlaid on top and inline with the
text paragraph , IS NOTHING MORE THAN MY STOLEN IDENTITY AND ARE
NOTMY RESPONSES, BUT THOSE OF A SICK WACKO THAT IS TWISTED IN
HIS MIND.
This freak is also ATTACKING by changing ID's before and
after these posts to show either 'support' or 'dismay' depending on
who he is posting to. He has also shown that he switches from
democrat to Republican-depends on which person he wants to insult.
I suggest that we ALL IGNORE any and ALL posts on ALL
Ireports that are HATE/RAGE/RACE Generated and STOP his TWISTED
game. **