McCollum Needs to See the Sunshine

In Sarasota, Bill McCollum said the Florida legislature is not a place for open government.

“I’m not sure the Legislature is the place for open government,” McCollum said. “I was a legislator and you can’t negotiate and do deals in the Legislature and get business done in 60 days or 90 days or whatever your session may be with open government, to be perfectly frank.”

That is a rather remarkable statement from Florida's Attorney General. The Florida Sunshine law requires all meetings of the Florida legislature to be public. Even the Florida cabinet must meet in public. Either McCollum is offering a personal opinion or doesn't understand the Sunshine law. If it is the former then McCollum would rather government business be done with less transparancy. If it is the latter then McCollum is a very bad lawyer.