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No matter what your political viewpoint, the Oklahoma Legislature’s lack of transparency should concern you. Prohibiting debate and questions, substituting the entire body of a bill by floor amendment, and closed-door caucus meetings are the tools of authoritarian states.
These kinds of abuses are possible in Oklahoma because we are one of only four states where sunshine laws don’t apply to the legislature. Our city council can’t even discuss an issue unless it’s posted in advance on a public agenda. That’s how it should be.
But the state legislature can pass a law with zero notice that the issue will be discussed, while prohibiting any debate about the bill by our elected representatives. That’s not a representative democracy, it’s authoritarian rule. #okleg #sunshinelawsmatter
