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John Hostettler: “And that is perfect, so the gentleman can support my bill. I appreciate that, which is why it does something very…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2006
And that is perfect, so the gentleman can support my bill. I appreciate that, which is why it does something very important, which is why the gentleman and his cohorts are opposing the bill, because they understand that by removing the chilling effect on these closed-door sessions with county commissioners, with schoolteachers, with mayors and the like, without that ability for the ACLU and others to go into these closed-door sessions and say, Mayor, we are going to sue you, we are going to win, and you are going to have to pay our attorneys fees, that without that chilling effect, these cases will go to court.
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John Hostettler
Indiana
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Discussing the implications of a bill related to closed-door sessions and legal challenges.

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