The General Assembly has finally agreed to bring itself under the Freedom of Information Act. It feels surreal to know that our representatives will now operate with the transparency we were denied for so long. We won this fight together and I will be keeping a close eye on their …
To the members of the 144th Delaware General Assembly:
In 1977 Delaware passed the Freedom of Information Act that required all public bodies in the State to open their deliberations and records to the citizens of Delaware. All, that is, except the General Assembly. More than a generation ago Delaware's State Legislature exempted itself from the Freedom of Information Act and today that outrageous law still stands. It is time for a change. The laws of Delaware need to reflect the mood of the citizenry on this issue. Open Our General Assembly, OOGA! The people who have signed this petition support passage of SB-4 to declare the General Assembly of Delaware a public body under the definitions of FOIA.
I started this because I am tired of being locked out of the rooms where decisions about my life are made. Hearing from so many of you who feel the same exclusion confirms that we are fighting for something fundamental.
January 13, 2008
Seeing this level of support for SB-4 proves that Delawareans are finally tired of being kept in the dark by their own representatives. This momentum gives me actual hope that we might finally force the doors open and demand the transparency that should have been granted to us decades ago.
Reached 100 supporters
January 13, 2008
6 Comments
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Kevin Dunn
18 years ago
Featured
long overdue. stop the backroom deals.
J
Jessica Schmidt
18 years ago
Featured
Seriously? I thought they were already supposed to be public. This is ridiculous.
S
Sarah Shaw
18 years ago
Featured
About time. It is our government not theirs. Open the books!
M
Mark Fletcher
18 years ago
Featured
Laws should apply to everyone equal. If I have to be open they should too.
D
Dave Grant
18 years ago
Featured
Why are they hiding things if they aren't doing anything wrong? This state needs way more transparency.
L
Linda Holmes
18 years ago
Featured
totally agree we deserve to know how the decisions are actually being made up there.
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The General Assembly has finally agreed to bring itself under the Freedom of Information Act. It feels surreal to know that our representatives will now operate with the transparency we were denied for so long. We won this fight together and I will be keeping a close eye on their …
To the members of the 144th Delaware General Assembly:
In 1977 Delaware passed the Freedom of Information Act that required all public bodies in the State to open their deliberations and records to the citizens of Delaware. All, that is, except the General Assembly. More than a generation ago Delaware's State Legislature exempted itself from the Freedom of Information Act and today that outrageous law still stands. It is time for a change. The laws of Delaware need to reflect the mood of the citizenry on this issue. Open Our General Assembly, OOGA! The people who have signed this petition support passage of SB-4 to declare the General Assembly of Delaware a public body under the definitions of FOIA.
I started this because I am tired of being locked out of the rooms where decisions about my life are made. Hearing from so many of you who feel the same exclusion confirms that we are fighting for something fundamental.
January 13, 2008
Seeing this level of support for SB-4 proves that Delawareans are finally tired of being kept in the dark by their own representatives. This momentum gives me actual hope that we might finally force the doors open and demand the transparency that should have been granted to us decades ago.
Reached 100 supporters
January 13, 2008
6 Comments
K
Kevin Dunn
18 years ago
Featured
long overdue. stop the backroom deals.
J
Jessica Schmidt
18 years ago
Featured
Seriously? I thought they were already supposed to be public. This is ridiculous.
S
Sarah Shaw
18 years ago
Featured
About time. It is our government not theirs. Open the books!
M
Mark Fletcher
18 years ago
Featured
Laws should apply to everyone equal. If I have to be open they should too.
D
Dave Grant
18 years ago
Featured
Why are they hiding things if they aren't doing anything wrong? This state needs way more transparency.
L
Linda Holmes
18 years ago
Featured
totally agree we deserve to know how the decisions are actually being made up there.
long overdue. stop the backroom deals.