Governor Taft wants to keep scandal secrets,Ohio top court to decide

[Algorem]

http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-20/1131518385300240.xml&storylist=cleveland

Justices to decide if governor can keep reports from cabinet secret

11/9/2005, 1:15 a.m. ET
By CARRIE SPENCER GHOSE
The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — ...

The Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday about whether the governor has the same right as the president to shield the written communication he receives from his top aides.

"For me or for future governors, certainly executive privilege is important from the standpoint of making sure that the governor gets a free flow of complete, accurate and timely information from members of the cabinet," Gov. Bob Taft said.

Sen. Marc Dann, a Youngstown Democrat, sued to get the documents under the state public records act. He argues the governor is claiming a sweeping and unprecedented right to secrecy.

"Indeed, the privileges being asserted here jeopardize democracy itself," said the argument submitted by Dann's attorney, Frederick Gittes...

Ohio Supreme Court-
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/

[realisticphish]

1. Fuck you, Taft

The governor should be even more transparent than the president, though that doesn't mean much right now

[OzarkDem]

2. Most should recuse themselves

Since all but one of them received laundered campaign contributions from Tom Noe.

Something tells me the PD forgot to mention that.