Muskogee councilman: Campaign finance proposal is “stupid”
I wonder if voters will remember this come election day?
Muskogee Mayor John Tyler Hammons, the nation’s youngest mayor, had some new ideas for government transparency, but his fellow politicians weren’t interested.
From the Muskogee Phoenix:
The councilors voting against the measure did not hesitate in letting Hammons know how much they disliked his proposal.
“I’m very much opposed to it,” Luttrull said.
“On what grounds?” Hammons asked.
“I think it’s just stupid,” Luttrull answered.
Ritchey said Hammons’ repeated messages calling for openness and transparency in the city government implies those now in office have something to hide.
He asked Hammons who is doing what that he thinks is wrong.
Ragsdale said he felt requiring the disclosures could keep some people from seeking election to the council, not because they had something to hide, but because it would create a lot of red tape that potential candidates would not want to wade through.
–Paul
Written by Paul Monies
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Oh yes, councilman….That’s what it is…Those mean ol’ disclosures will keep people from running for office. What an idiot. This is beyond unbelievable.
Does this clown think there’s a shortage of people wanting to run for office across the country? The federal government, along with states and cities all over, require this kind of disclosure.
The Muskogee paper should be all over this.