http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/17/hood-closed-public-meetings-corrosive-to-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hood-closed-public-meetings-corrosive-to-democracy Mississippi Business Journal Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/17/hood-closed-public-meetings-corrosive-to-democracy/#comment-67130 Dirk Robertson Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:15:44 +0000 http://msbusiness.com/?p=30458#comment-67130 The Current Open records law is a toothless farce. Opponents to legislative reform of the open records law wish to continue the farce and stand in favor of government secrecy. Why?

]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/17/hood-closed-public-meetings-corrosive-to-democracy/#comment-66893 Craig Brewer Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:32:19 +0000 http://msbusiness.com/?p=30458#comment-66893 When are we going to wake up and realize the importance of an open and transparent government? The voters put those officials in office and have every right to verify how they are conducting business. I wish I could tell my boss to mind his own business when he inquires about the way I’m conducting business for him. Plus, the fact that the taxpayers have to pay the fine is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. This article is correct in the fact that most people don’t care about open government until it affects them. If people would start paying attention and vote accordingly, these elected officials would start caring because it would then start affecting them. We have to start speaking up then vote for the ones that actually listen.

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