Saturday, March 30, 2013

Governor and Cabinet Must "Let the Sunshine In" At April 2, 2013 Meeting at Flagler College's Ponce de Leon Building

Our Florida Governor and Cabinet are holding a Cabinet meeting in St. Augustine on April 2, 2013:
1.  In a small room (100 people), which is named for a convicted Standard Oil Trust antitrust law violator, Robber Baron HENRY MORRISON FLAGLER;
2. At private Flagler College, on private property (heavily subsidized with state and federal funds);
3. Without public comment, except on agenda items;
4. Without provision for live TV coverage by our local Government TV, by
5. Eschewing three nearby government buildings (two City Halls and our County Commission Auditiorium).
Why? 
Article I, Section 24 of our Florida Constitution was enacted by 72% of Florida voters in 1992: 3.8 million voters. 
Prior Governors and Cabinets allowed public comment on any topic, not limited to agenda items. 
Prior Governors and Cabinets held meetings in government buildings, like St. Augustine City Hall.
Call Florida Governor RICHARD SCOTT (850-717-9239, Cabinet Affairs) and the Cabinet Affairs offices of our three other elected State Cabinet members (AG PAMELA BONDI (850-245-0145). Agriculture Secretary ADAM PUTNAM (850-617-7747) and Chief Financial Officer JEFFREY ATWATER (850-413-2824).  Tell them you want public comment and to hold the meeting in a government building, not at Flagler College in a small meeting room. Let the Sunshine in!

This is one more reason why we need a Florida Constitutional Convention, to halt corruption and to preserve, protect and defend our right to Open Governent. Let us work to right wrongs. See below.

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