Open Meetings vs The Political Matrix

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Tom Guleff

www.joecitizens.com

(901) 413-7804

JoeCitizens.com knows The Political Matrix when it sees it and so can you (YouTube Video)

Memphis , TN – January 5, 2008 Recently, a legislative panel recommended diluting down the open meetings law to allow private meetings of up to three to discuss public business as long as they do not constitute a majority of whatever body they serve on. The Open Meetings Act, drafted in the post-Watergate, known as the Sunshine Law, requires that local government bodies do all their decision-making in public.

According to Tom Guleff, founder of JoeCitizens.com, "If the recommendation takes hold, this legislation will definitely turn into a horror movie for us citizens. You won't be able to hack your way into this political matrix like in the movies."

The current twisting and altering of the sunshine law seems to be odd on the heels of indictments, convictions, and on-going criminal investigations in Tennessee politics. We don't want to marginalize the amount of time and effort that many in elected office devote to their positions, but the system requires openness, not a matrix of backroom deals.

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