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A Public Body’s Absurd Protest of an Absurd Notion of Privacy

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A small group of open government advocates showed up four at the opening of the 144th Delaware General Assembly wearing OOGA buttons – Open Our General Assembly – and lime green shirts. Well, all but one. He wore no shirt at all, having allowed supporters to write messages of support on upper body. “It’s an absurd protest,” he said, “but it’s also an absurd notion that the General Assembly doesn’t consider itself a public body.” (1/10/08)

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