Dennis Bailey
Dennis Bailey
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Asking people to vote on matters that are kept secret from them is a farce. It's a joke to say you can operate a free government when the people don't know what's going on.
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It's my sincere hope it will make things clearer and therefore easier for everybody concerned, ... It tells you as a public official that if you do certain things you shouldn't get in trouble. And it tells the media that if they're doing those things then you shouldn't take them to court.
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This is so fundamental that most people take it for granted, and it only really hits home when they find out too late that there's been a decision made that directly affects them. They get real angry when they find out the decision was made in secret. This law will clarify for members of the public and public officials what business must be conducted in the open.
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It was ahead of its time, but over the years, court decisions had weakened it to the point where it was a shadow of its former self, ... There are plenty of gray areas in any statute of this type. We narrowed them as much as we could.