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26. Access to political representatives?

Reply to daredtowork (Reply #25)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 05:28 PM

Sep 2014

Geez. Around here they PHOTOGRAPH their breaches of the Sunshine Law without any fear of retribution. That's because they make sure that all the "right" people are in on the schemes.

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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

I learned about that law living in an area where it was mentioned on the regular kcr Sep 2014 #8

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

I was invited to an open meeting about "Colorado's future energy use and job production" librechik Sep 2014 #10

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

We should keep talking about these exclusive meetings, because something is interfering Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #24

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