I think Annie has a good point. If the meeting notices are run by the government, the forces that want to sneak stuff thru will subvert it. I understand the Legislature has a good data base, that could be easily accessible to the public, allowing us to see at a glance how our legislators vote. I also understand that it is not public, and may never be so - not if the legislators have their way. The less we know, the better they like it. All we need to know is, where to vote, and where to mark the ballot - after that, we're expendable. Of course there are honorable exceptions - but not enough to change the Keep 'em ignorant policy.
My Progressive Calendar is based on the premise that neither government nor major media will publish many of the contents. They don't. Not when it's special interests vs the public. So both pretty much have to be done privately. The city meeting notice probably by one or two people, for free. People who are insulated from being fired for political activity. So, is there anyone who wants to take on the job? (I have enuf to do). --David Shove Roseville On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Eva Young wrote: > > > > >So, who would like to help me draft up a bill that amends Minnesota public > >meeting laws to require that all public meetings must also be posted > >online (in addition to a bulletin board in the government office or > >newspaper (sometimes))? Minneapolis could take the lead now by creating a > >uniform website with personalized meeting tracking and document access for > >all public meetings organized by all public entities in the city. > > > >Steven Clift > >Carag Resident > > I think what might be useful is a City Events Calendar - that would include > meetings similar to what is offered at the University of Minnesota. > > http://events.tc.umn.edu > > As far as a state law like this - without additional funding (and higher > taxes), this will become another unfunded mandate for local governments. > > Will a law like this fix the problem Scott Vreeland is discussing? Not if > meetings can be arbitrarily changed - in the way he is alleging the Park > Board Meeting is. > > Scott Vreeland: > > <<I have heard rumblings about Bob Fine trying to move the meeting to an > earlier time so that fewer people who work during the day could attend. > I hope this is not true.>> > > > > Eva Young > Near North > Minneapolis, MN > eva at usucceed.com > http://lloydletta.blogspot.com > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL > PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
