Two Colorado House Democrats sue their caucus, Republicans for alleged violations of open meetings laws
coloradosun.com
It alleges Colorado House Democrats’ near-weekly caucus meetings, during which pending legislation is discussed, should be publicly noticed and that meeting minutes be recorded and offered to the public. The lawsuit alleges members of the House Democratic caucus “directed legislative aides to omit or disguise these mandatory meetings from representatives’ calendars.”
The lawsuit also argues that House Democrats’ use of Signal, an encrypted smartphone messaging system in which messages can be automatically deleted, also violates the state’s open meeting and public records laws. According to the legal action, representatives used Signal to discuss witness testimony and how each lawmaker would vote on bills.
Pertaining to the signal issue, as with anything, if you and I can use it, so can corrupt politicians, drug dealers, terrorists, and more. Signal is a great tool but it can be abused like anything else
edit: I'm not saying what these politicians are doing is okay, I'm only mentioning this just in case someone is anti-encryption, encryption is good and any political figure trying to outlaw it can go fuck themselves
The use of signal isn't a big deal other than nothing is being exported to public minutes. It's not unusual to have off the record conversations, but the actively hiding everything is a bad move.
Strongly agree