From “The Glass Ballot Box and Political Transparency,” by Ellery Foutch
Television — “See No Evil” (click to listen/watch)
Transparency and accountability for government bodies depend on the public knowing the positions and actions of their elected officials, and at base that means knowing how they voted. When decisions to act, to not act, or how to act are made without votes whether in open or private ( and here ) meetings, transparency and accountability are diminished. The Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education too often refrains from exercising their collective power via votes, instead only voicing indivi