Comments on: Perhaps we need an “open task-force” law too. http://dakotawarcollege.com/archives/8434 South Dakota's #1 Political Website - News, issues, politics, and stuff from the point of view of a conservative Republican. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:23:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://dakotawarcollege.com/archives/8434/comment-page-1#comment-54632 Anonymous Thu, 21 May 2009 04:43:17 +0000 http://dakotawarcollege.com/?p=8434#comment-54632 From his big new house on the hill where he controls all Stan will solve this problem soon. From his big new house on the hill where he controls all Stan will solve this problem soon.

]]> By: Anonymous http://dakotawarcollege.com/archives/8434/comment-page-1#comment-54629 Anonymous Thu, 21 May 2009 04:00:47 +0000 http://dakotawarcollege.com/?p=8434#comment-54629 It just shows you can never legislate for everything. We require meetings where a quorum is present to be open. But we don't have a rule for a group of public officials from different jurisdictions (city, county, school, etc.) Should that be a public meeting too? Probably. But it's not in the law. It's like the old saying "you can't legislative morality." Public officials are either going to embrace openness, or they're not. It just shows you can never legislate for everything. We require meetings where a quorum is present to be open. But we don’t have a rule for a group of public officials from different jurisdictions (city, county, school, etc.) Should that be a public meeting too? Probably. But it’s not in the law.

It’s like the old saying “you can’t legislative morality.” Public officials are either going to embrace openness, or they’re not.

]]> By: I would rather be fishing http://dakotawarcollege.com/archives/8434/comment-page-1#comment-54628 I would rather be fishing Thu, 21 May 2009 03:41:03 +0000 http://dakotawarcollege.com/?p=8434#comment-54628 PP, you ARE going to get your car towed away tonight! PP, you ARE going to get your car towed away tonight!

]]> By: Anonymous http://dakotawarcollege.com/archives/8434/comment-page-1#comment-54626 Anonymous Thu, 21 May 2009 02:41:07 +0000 http://dakotawarcollege.com/?p=8434#comment-54626 This task force is asking for trouble. Thinking they can tidy up this problem behind closed doors will only lead to more problems. Brookings residents are becoming suspicious, rumors are building. Not a good recipe for good government. Just another glaring weakness in our state's open meetings law. This task force is asking for trouble. Thinking they can tidy up this problem behind closed doors will only lead to more problems. Brookings residents are becoming suspicious, rumors are building. Not a good recipe for good government. Just another glaring weakness in our state’s open meetings law.

]]> By: caheidelberger http://dakotawarcollege.com/archives/8434/comment-page-1#comment-54625 caheidelberger Thu, 21 May 2009 00:44:28 +0000 http://dakotawarcollege.com/?p=8434#comment-54625 Hubris indeed! Public officials need to have the courage to talk about their ideas openly and trust us not to freak out over their brainstorming. If they can't handle that, then they should step aside and let in folks who aren't afraid of public scrutiny. Hubris indeed! Public officials need to have the courage to talk about their ideas openly and trust us not to freak out over their brainstorming. If they can’t handle that, then they should step aside and let in folks who aren’t afraid of public scrutiny.

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