So, the ACLU has decided it wants no records of what goes on in their board meetings? Hmmmmm…..
The ACLU Board is considering adopting a policy proposal that would deprive board members of long-standing rights to obtain tapes of board meetings and could require that all meeting tapes be erased after approval of minutes. This proposal has received less attention than a recently withdrawn proposal to prohibit board members from criticizing the ACLU, but it poses a much greater threat to honest and open governance.
Why is the ACLU leadership anxious to deny board members their traditional access to meeting tapes? Why does the leadership want to erase our history?
Erasing tapes means erasing evidence. Erasing tapes or simply refusing to disseminate them to the board means that statements and decisions made at meetings can be misrepresented fairly easily. Without tapes, disputes over what was said or done can not be definitively resolved.
Stop the ACLU has some interesting analysis. Go, read, be informed.
A “civil liberties” group doesn’t want anyone to know what goes on behind closed doors. If they didn’t have so much power, it would be hilarious.
Comment by Calvin — November 21, 2006 @ 3:00