Comments on: Mississippi Gets an “F” in Transparency http://www.theagitator.com/2008/02/24/mississippi-gets-an-f-in-transparency/ It rankles me when somebody tries to tell somebody what to do. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chip http://www.theagitator.com/2008/02/24/mississippi-gets-an-f-in-transparency/#comment-76407 Chip Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:51:01 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/02/24/mississippi-gets-an-f-in-transparency/#comment-76407 I'm not trying to play "gotcha." I'm genuinely curious: Does the second part of your post mean that you are re-evaluating your earlier stance on disclosure of campaign donors? http://www.theagitator.com/2003/03/26/more-on-campaign-reform/ I’m not trying to play “gotcha.” I’m genuinely curious:

Does the second part of your post mean that you are re-evaluating your earlier stance on disclosure of campaign donors?

http://www.theagitator.com/2003/03/26/more-on-campaign-reform/

]]> By: Tokin42 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/02/24/mississippi-gets-an-f-in-transparency/#comment-76404 Tokin42 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:47:35 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/02/24/mississippi-gets-an-f-in-transparency/#comment-76404 Will Reason Mag. kick in for a lawsuit to force the state to abide by Freedom of Information laws or do we need to pass the hat? Will Reason Mag. kick in for a lawsuit to force the state to abide by Freedom of Information laws or do we need to pass the hat?

]]> By: Mike H http://www.theagitator.com/2008/02/24/mississippi-gets-an-f-in-transparency/#comment-76369 Mike H Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:48:42 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/02/24/mississippi-gets-an-f-in-transparency/#comment-76369 Wow, that's rich. The interpretaion and application of privacy "rights" in Mississippi over the years reads like one long, perverse game of Calvinball. All the anti-sodomy statutes are still on the books - ten years in the pokey even for straight couples. Employers (both government and private) have the right to check the state database of all potential hirees for sexual misconduct arrests. Not just convictions, mind you, but for simple arrests. So: piss on a tree, get fined for indecent exposure, beat the charge in court, end up on the sex offender registry anyway, and never work in the state of Mississippi again. Yeah, they love their privacy rights down there. Wow, that’s rich.
The interpretaion and application of privacy “rights” in Mississippi over the years reads like one long, perverse game of Calvinball.

All the anti-sodomy statutes are still on the books - ten years in the pokey even for straight couples. Employers (both government and private) have the right to check the state database of all potential hirees for sexual misconduct arrests. Not just convictions, mind you, but for simple arrests.

So: piss on a tree, get fined for indecent exposure, beat the charge in court, end up on the sex offender registry anyway, and never work in the state of Mississippi again.

Yeah, they love their privacy rights down there.

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