Comments on: State governments don’t like sunshine laws? You don’t say! http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/ "She is very powerful, so be nice to her." Former Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents, Eric Fingerhut Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:51:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jill Miller Zimon http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/comment-page-1/#comment-56719 Jill Miller Zimon Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:29:01 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/#comment-56719 Thanks for the hattip Jason. Lots went on last week for Sunshine Week. A new project to check out is ChangeCongress.org. Thanks for the hattip Jason. Lots went on last week for Sunshine Week. A new project to check out is ChangeCongress.org.

]]> By: JAMES RUGGIERO http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/comment-page-1/#comment-55559 JAMES RUGGIERO Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:56:29 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/#comment-55559 Whether Americans are aware of it (yet) we are living in police state. The government demands more information on us all the time they are quickly hiding their own doings. I liken it to a technological concentration camp. Whether Americans are aware of it (yet) we are living in police state.
The government demands more information on us all the time they are quickly hiding their own doings. I liken it to a technological concentration camp.

]]> By: Oengus http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/comment-page-1/#comment-55536 Oengus Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:39:16 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/#comment-55536 Interesting… perhaps an email archive set up and then it could be monitored by a department of internal affairs…attorneys I would suggest, a process that insures that all communications are not in violation of the laws and codes of ethics. 1) No emails can be deleted 2) All emails are subject to scrutiny 3) Some emails can be confidential if related to security and pending legal cases. This is interesting because it represent costs; efficiency would dictate a standard method and centralized authority. It would also have to be nonpartisan and independently administered. I would suggest a bigger initiative to actually review laws and insure that all laws are current and up to date, an initiative to standardize laws. Every municipality has a legal department, which is expensive, all legislation needs scrutiny and all communication as well. These legal departments review all decisions made they should be separate an autonomous, regionally centralized and politically unaffiliated. Think about the Pepper Pike sign ordinance, it should have passed though a legal scrutiny and held up for review as to its constitutionality. For that matter all relative communication as well, and a comparison to existing regional laws. Interesting… perhaps an email archive set up and then it could be monitored by a department of internal affairs…attorneys I would suggest, a process that insures that all communications are not in violation of the laws and codes of ethics.

1) No emails can be deleted
2) All emails are subject to scrutiny
3) Some emails can be confidential if related to security and pending legal cases.

This is interesting because it represent costs; efficiency would dictate a standard method and centralized authority. It would also have to be nonpartisan and independently administered. I would suggest a bigger initiative to actually review laws and insure that all laws are current and up to date, an initiative to standardize laws.

Every municipality has a legal department, which is expensive, all legislation needs scrutiny and all communication as well. These legal departments review all decisions made they should be separate an autonomous, regionally centralized and politically unaffiliated.

Think about the Pepper Pike sign ordinance, it should have passed though a legal scrutiny and held up for review as to its constitutionality. For that matter all relative communication as well, and a comparison to existing regional laws.

]]> By: Why So Secretive? | Rowsey Blog http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/comment-page-1/#comment-55526 Why So Secretive? | Rowsey Blog Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:51:18 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/15/state-governments-dont-like-sunshine-laws-you-dont-say/#comment-55526 [...] as often as possible is Jill Miller Zimon’s blog Writes Like She Talks.  She currently has a post discussing sunshine laws.  Perhaps if government entities were more transparent, there would be [...] [...] as often as possible is Jill Miller Zimon’s blog Writes Like She Talks.  She currently has a post discussing sunshine laws.  Perhaps if government entities were more transparent, there would be [...]

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