Re: “Lawmakers, it’s not hard to work in the sunlight” (June 1, Opinion):
Studying Jamie Nixon’s op-ed on lawmakers working within the daylight, I’m reminded once more of how disgusted and disheartened I’m by their need to obscure what ought to be the overall transparency of their work. In the event that they don’t need the warmth, get out of the kitchen and don’t feed from the general public trough. Realizing that their deliberations about “our greatest pursuits” can be topic to evaluate is likely one of the finest methods to make sure that they assume privately earlier than they assume publicly.
As an lawyer, a skilled mediator, a enterprise individual and a constituent, expertise informs me that utter transparency by public officers (and virtually everybody else) is a coverage that is healthier than stealth. Let the solar shine in.
David Loring, Bellevue
