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Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law - GMDino - 01-26-2023 https://www.rawstory.com/arizona-republicans-2659316455/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Quote:In a searing op-ed for The Arizona Republic on Thursday, E.J. Montini tore into Republicans in the Arizona state legislature for changing the rules to exempt themselves from public records law. RE: Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law - pally - 01-26-2023 I can't imagine that law not being overturned by the courts RE: Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law - basballguy - 01-27-2023 So some legislation was passed that liberals don't agree with. Then someone writes an opinion piece on that legislation....then someone writes an article about the opinion piece on the legislation and that's what you chose to link. Why not link a story that talks directly about the legislation and allow us to form our own opinions?? I know why.... RE: Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law - GMDino - 01-27-2023 (01-27-2023, 12:57 AM)basballguy Wrote: So some legislation was passed that liberals don't agree with. Then someone writes an opinion piece on that legislation....then someone writes an article about the opinion piece on the legislation and that's what you chose to link. My apologies for not meeting you exacting standards on this board. I know you are known for your in depth reporting and commentating and responses. I wish I had thought of you before sharing and not doing all the research and providing more links and a nice LONG post that would probably have been questioned for being too long. I mean, simply because the gist of the new law was clearly explained doesn't mean I shouldn't have included the actual measure. A mistake I will try not to make in the future. https://www.azhouse.gov/alispdfs/AdoptedRulesofthe56thLegislature.pdf But, to your point (such as it was), please tell us all "why". RE: Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law - SunsetBengal - 01-27-2023 I don't feel like any politicians from any party should be passing any legislation that exempts themselves from any laws or standards that ordinary citizens are subject to. This is a big deal, no matter the party affiliation. RE: Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law - basballguy - 01-27-2023 (01-27-2023, 04:10 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I don't feel like any politicians from any party should be passing any legislation that exempts themselves from any laws or standards that ordinary citizens are subject to. This is a big deal, no matter the party affiliation. I don't know if the legislation is right or wrong but I do know you're unlikely to get unbiased reporting when the linked article's focus is an opinion piece on the legislation and not the actual legislation. RE: Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law - Dill - 01-27-2023 (01-27-2023, 04:47 PM)basballguy Wrote: I don't know if the legislation is right or wrong but I do know you're unlikely to get unbiased reporting when the linked article's focus is an opinion piece on the legislation and not the actual legislation. If one holds governmental transparency to be a value, the legislation is clearly "wrong." If one values party power over transparency, then it is "right." "Liberals" seem to disagree with the latter, along with conservatives who also value transparency (see post #5 above). The "actual legislation" wouldn't provide us with the context for judging the AZ House's move. The job of an "opinion piece" in this case would be to explain and assess AZ House behavior, in part by contextualizing it with references to Hawley in Missouri and the Jan 6 investigation. Such pieces assume that suspicious readers can check the legislation in question. |