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Utah Works To Repeal Anti-Transparency Law

Posted by samzenpus on from the eyes-wide-open dept.

Foldarn writes "Recently on Slashdot, Utah's Governor was honored with the Blackhole Award. Governor Herbert has now released a statement and a meeting with a concrete date to repeal the opaque law from the books in an effort to stay in offi... err, restore confidence in the public. The law added time for lawmakers to respond to information requests, removed the number of items that can be requested, and increased the prices of those same items. It's currently scheduled to become law this summer."

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  1. Let's hope they don't screw it up. by marbike · · Score: 5, Informative

    This bill got passed thanks to some legislative tomfoolery that is apparently quite legal in Utah. The legislative leadership can bypass the normal process for introducing bills if it happens in the last days of legislation. This bill got fast tracked and bypassed normal debate. Once it was passed, the outcry was enough to have the Governor and some others think that it was worth a repeal. The working group to re-write the bill will hopefully not screw it up a second time.

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    1. Re:Let's hope they don't screw it up. by Svartalf · · Score: 1, Informative

      Heh... They're going to screw it up. They managed to do an even worse law that effectively gives amnesty to illegal aliens that're in Utah- that even more desperately needs repealing than this botch job we're discussing.

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    2. Re:Let's hope they don't screw it up. by cobrausn · · Score: 5, Informative

      This is such a stupid comparison and I'm tired of hearing it. Illegal immigrants are not 'akin' to the Europeans who migrated to America in nearly any way. Maybe if when they came over they tried to join the Iroquois nation, maybe. But they didn't - they just took what they wanted and killed those who fought back. Not the same thing.

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    3. Re:Let's hope they don't screw it up. by 517714 · · Score: 5, Informative

      No they were not

      • 1790 Congress passed law requiring two year residency prior to applying for citizenship. Prior to this residency requirements varied by state.
      • 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts required 14 years residency before citizenship
      • 1800 Revised to 5 years residency
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