Sunshine is for Voting, not Bargaining

In contentious issues - like the creation of the Constitution, a compromise on the budget, or comprehensive tax reform - strong positions must be abandoned for the success of the final, comprehensive solution. [...] future commissions of this nature should be granted some kind of waiver to give them...

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Published inRipon forum (2000) Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 22
Main Author Frenzel, Bill
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington The Ripon Society 01.04.2011
Subjects
Open meeting laws
Political activism
Politics
Tax reform
Union leadership
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Summary:In contentious issues - like the creation of the Constitution, a compromise on the budget, or comprehensive tax reform - strong positions must be abandoned for the success of the final, comprehensive solution. [...] future commissions of this nature should be granted some kind of waiver to give them a way around the open meeting law so that they can operate and deliberate in the same way the Framers did when they drafted the Constitution - in private.
ISSN:1541-0269