We’re going to the Mary Fallin Open Records Request Party and staying all night!

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http://www.thelostogle.com/2012/12/...-records-request-party-and-staying-all-night/

Back in November, we wrote about Governor Mary Fallin’s refusal to comply with Oklahoma law and not release certain emails and documentation that were sought by the Oklahoman in an open records request. Since then, several other media organizations have joined the party and filed their own requests. I contemplated doing so at the end of my post...

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Although we weren’t contacted by a rich Democrat with a vendetta, something better actually happened. We were approached by the ACLU! ...

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Some of the larger media outlets in our state, especially ones with conservative agendas like the Oklahoman and News 9, probably have too much to lose by taking on the Governor’s office in the courts. For smaller outlets, suing the Governor’s office to release the information may be cost prohibitive. Since we have a) nothing to lose and b) the legal backing of the ACLU, we’re the ideal outlet for this type of action.

So a satirical news blog is suing the Governor over release of records related to the Affordable Care Act. This is kinda wild. But the end game here is someone holding our government accountable and transparent to its citizens. I think it's actually a pretty cool endeavor, despite the apparent absurdity of it all. I'm not particularly a fan of the ACLU either, but hey... if their deep pockets are funding the legal fees, I won't complain.

 

[Shadowrider]

especially ones with conservative agendas like the Oklahoman and News 9

That's a pretty far stretch right there. The Oklahoman hasn't been "conservative" in years, though it wasn't too bad when the old man was still kicking. And KWTV has never been as long as I can remember. Only reason I watched was because of Gary England.

 

[angsniper]

That's a pretty far stretch right there. The Oklahoman hasn't been "conservative" in years, though it wasn't too bad when the old man was still kicking. And KWTV has never been as long as I can remember. Only reason I watched was because of Gary England.

^^^This

 

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That's a pretty far stretch right there. The Oklahoman hasn't been "conservative" in years, though it wasn't too bad when the old man was still kicking. And KWTV has never been as long as I can remember. Only reason I watched was because of Gary England.

Well, it's relative. Not conservative by OK standard but much more so than the typical news rag.

That split hair aside, I still think they are large enough they don't want to play a game of chess with the State's executive branch.