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8. I learned about that law living in an area where it was mentioned on the regular

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 01:36 PM

Sep 2014

if you paid attention to local politics because that law got a workout. It's an important law.

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Are "breakfast meetings" unique to good ole boy communities? [View all] Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 OP

Even big communities have trouble fighting some of these... JHB Sep 2014 #1

The idea is the same. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #4

that's partially why Florida has the Sunshine Law el_bryanto Sep 2014 #2

I am very versed in the Sunshine Law. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #3

When you say invited you mean invited to a private meeting? el_bryanto Sep 2014 #5

Lots of things in your statement that don't match up to reality. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #11

In a small community all sorts of corruption is possible, I admit el_bryanto Sep 2014 #14

"But that's corruption - that's not the fault of the law itself. " Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #17

It's great if you always have a tape recorder handy, and have the stomach Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #18

I once taught at a college where the president was a good ole boy Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #6

Good work. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #12

watch those prayer meetings.... dembotoz Sep 2014 #7

Yep. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #13

I've seen them in North Georgia. Solly Mack Sep 2014 #9

"It was like an open secret everyone pretended wasn't happening." Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #15

Yup. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #16

My Mon. morning breakfast meeting this week had 7 women present. maced666 Sep 2014 #19

What is the purpose of the meetings? Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #20

kick for the early evening crowd. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #21

Definitely not daredtowork Sep 2014 #22

It's corrupt but hard to avoid daredtowork Sep 2014 #25

Access to political representatives? Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #26

Star Chambers. nilesobek Sep 2014 #23

This goes on in corporations too OutNow Sep 2014 #27

Very eye-opening. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #28