Sunlight Foundation: Government APIs Aren't A Backup Plan

It’s not 1995 anymore — the government lives on the Internet, and so do we. We can’t just lose access to all the information they put online. We all understand why the Internet Archive keeps the Web on file for us. The only reliable way to preserve data online is to make copies — and the more copies, the better!
 
That’s why a government API will never be enough ...

(Update/migration of older bookmark: Government APIs Aren't A Backup Plan)