Opinion: Don’t let pols duck public meetings
Government officials often seem far removed from the realities of the world as it is. With Senate Bill 544, introduced by Democratic Sen. John Laird of Monterey, state lawmakers are seeking to institutionalize this separation between the government and the governed.
A coalition of good government, civil liberties and press groups have joined together in opposition to Senate Bill 544 on these same grounds. This might be shocking to many in government, to be sure, but that’s how things are supposed to work in this country and in this state.
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