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To: tejek who wrote (3588)	3/3/2010 6:16:41 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Respond to of 3816

Apparently not.

To: tejek who wrote (3588)	3/4/2010 3:26:54 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3816

"An essential freedom, our ability to speak freely to our elected officials about whatever concerns us, is at risk." >>>Here’s an excerpt from a July 11 News-Sentinel story by Rebecca Ferrar: “The state's open records director has written Knox County Commissioner Victoria DeFreese to advise her that her "constituent communications" are subject to the Open Records Act under state law. She also said, “Generally speaking, communication of an opinion on a matter to an elected local government official is not deemed confidential." Thus, even our opinions about government officials are now reportable. >>>State law could more rightly be called the “Government Protection Act.” It seems eerily like something out of the old Soviet Union: any contact with a government official is reported to the authorities. knoxnews.com