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> having their communications publicly accessible undermines legislator's ability to do their job. I find this argument dubious in general (with very limited e
by inetknght 4y ago
> having their communications publicly accessible undermines legislator's ability to do their job.
I find this argument dubious in general (with very limited exceptions for safety/security which should be clearly marked). Can you provide specific examples?
A legislator's job is specifically to serve the public. Hiding their communications from the public undermines public trust.
- kneebonian 4y agoActually I've thought about this a lot, and I can see where things are coming from. An important part of representing a pluralistic society is compromise, if everyone can criticize every move a politician makes it then to populist and idealistic politicians getting elected rather than moderate politicians that can achieve things. I think we can see an example of this happening today where demoguages are making headway over more rational actors.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoForcing legislators' communication to be public will just push them to hide more in ways that makes it harder to find and track. It will only punish honest legislators while doing nothing to stop dishonest legislators. It's exactly the same incentive scenario as guns, drugs, and regulations.