Rich Miller: Private meetings prevent public spats in Springfield – Chicago Sun-Times

"Members of the legislature can hammer things out behind closed doors ahead of public debates because the General Assembly has long exempted itself from the Illinois Open Meetings Act...The Illinois House Democrats have 78 of 118 members, but they’re exempt, so they’re all allowed to meet. I’ll leave the judgment of whether that’s good or bad to others, but it was clearly an advantage for (Speaker Chris) Welch’s caucus on the health care issue."
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Spike Protein
3 years ago

Government exists solely to serve the public. The public’s business should never be conducted in private. I abhor the concept of government secrecy. Government discussions, policies, and records should all be public. Public spats regarding government policy are actually good as rigorous debate is part of life in a constitutional republic. I don’t appreciate government discussions on how my taxes are going to be spent and on laws that will impact me being held in private like some sort of top secret meeting between mafia bosses. Only a corrupt crony like Rich Miller of the Crony Fax, I mean Capitol… Read more »

Tom Paine's Ghost
3 years ago

Just more Democrat Pravda Propaganda parroted by the loyal shill Miller. Make the world a better place and crawl back under your rock Miller.

Ex Illini
3 years ago

Miller thinks he’s the smartest guy in every room. The only time he’s right is when he’s in a porta john.

debtsor
3 years ago

Miller believes that smoke and fetish filled backrooms are a good way to handle politics. Has anything changed since the 1800’s? Sometimes I wonder if Miller truly believes the anti-Democratic excrement he peddles, or if he’s just a really jaded cynic.

Where's Mine???
3 years ago

The voter is so screwed…..Miller doesn’t state if Republicans are invited into Welch’s private caucus meetings? One assumes not

Pat S.
3 years ago

You are likely correct.

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