Why make it harder for people to monitor local government?

While everyone has been concentrating on the budget issues in Connecticut, apparently Brookfield's State Representatives have been working hard at eliminating anything that enables good and timely communications with the Town of Brookfield's citizens regarding public business.

Case in point is the bill, included below, introduced by State Senator Andrew "Mousie" Roraback.

What will Brookfield's Republican Town Committee do next, propose revoking the Freedom of Information Act because the towns spend so much taxpayer money trying to not share the very public data they're entrusted with?

See the bill he (Roraback) introduced in this session below and ask State Representative David Scribner if he supports this:

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 333

January Session, 2009

LCO No. 1661


Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections

Introduced by:

SEN. RORABACK, 30th Dist.

AN ACT REPEALING THE REQUIREMENT THAT TOWNS POST MINUTES AND AGENDAS ON THEIR WEB SITES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 1-225 of the general statutes be amended to repeal the requirement that towns post meeting minutes and agendas on their web sites.
Statement of Purpose:
To relieve towns of the burden of posting meeting minutes and agendas on their web sites.

Does that make sense to you? How hard is it to post to a web site? It takes an average technically competent person less than thirty (30) seconds. It doesn't take a full time position. Any town clerk can do it. What does this tell you?

Do former Republican candidate William "Wiley Coyote" Davidson or current announced Republican Willam "Slick Willy" Tinsley support this bill? Why?

What are they hiding about this bill? Why haven't they said anything? Looking for "Mousie's" support in the upcoming election?