I’m set to attend two interesting events: Transparency Camp 2010 “will convene a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, journalists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent, accountable and meaningfully accessible to the public.” Digitial […]
Day: March 14, 2010
Citizens United as a reason to televise Supreme Court arguments
This Times editorial endorses televising Supreme Court oral arguments and cites Citizens United. Rather than opening up, the court has shown signs of turning further inward. After President Obama, in his State of the Union address, criticized the court’s recent ruling on corporate campaign spending, Chief Justice John Roberts questioned whether the justices should continue […]
Disclose lobbyist-lawmaker text messages?
Should lawmakers who receive text messages or emails during meetings be required to disclose them? Here’s a report mentioning a San Jose law and potential action in San Francisco on this topic. The notion that certain high-powered lobbyists have access and influence with certain politicians is no secret in Sacramento; their whispered conversations in the […]