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There’s been a Cold War against government transparency for as long as there have been governments. Here in New Jersey, the Cold War turned hot the past few years as the Democrats that run the state — and the vast majority of the counties in it — are going to new lengths to keep you from finding out what they’re up to. First they neutered ELEC, the Election Law Enforcement Commission, a previously vital election watchdog. Next they set out to gut OPRA, the Open Public Records Act, but surprisingly strong blowback has left that matter still pending. The latest target in the ongoing effort to …