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Apr 5, 2001		   	           615-356-9573


What did you say, Speaker Naifeh? 



A Nashville newspaper is reporting that you said
you wanted to "open up the budget process" and
"get members involved." This is pretty strange
behavior for someone who has been active in
killing, stalling, and deferring open government
legislation that would make it easier for every
Tennessean to access voting records and financial
disclosure information of legislators.

Oh wait just a minute, we think we may be able to
explain this apparent contradiction. 

You want to open up the process to certain members
of the legislature and full-time fat cat lobbyist
who are paid big bucks to come to the legislature
every day...BUT you don't want to open up the
process to ordinary citizens and taxpayers so they
can easily find out how you are voting to spend
THEIR $18 billion.

Time and again you prove that preserving the power
of a small group of legislators is more important
to you than being accountable to the citizens whom
you are supposed to be serving. This is a slap in
the face to every hard working Tennessean who
sends you 6 cents every time they spend a dollar
in Tennessee. Your arrogance toward the people of
Tennessee is shameful.

Stop-the-Secrets calls on you to do the right
thing and support the package of bills known as
The Accountability Reform Act of 2001.


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