Message-Destroying App Didn't Violate Sunshine Law

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Message-Destroying App Didn’t Violate Sunshine Law

July 8, 2019 at 10:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 31 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/07/08/message-destroying-app-didnt-violate-sunshine-law/

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“A circuit court judge in Missouri ruled Monday that Republican former governor Eric Greitens did not violate the state’s Sunshine Law — which guarantees ‘openness in government’ — when he and staff members used a ‘self-destruct’ app that automatically deleted their text messages,” the Washington Post reports.

Kansas City Star: “Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem said because the text messages were automatically deleted, it meant they were never officially retained—and therefore were not covered by the Sunshine Law.”

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1. Man they want corruption bad.

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2. Outdated Laws Give These Shady Characters a Pass

The Missouri sunshine Laws were written long before there were apps that destroy text messages.

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3. Exactly. Hopefully that can be taken up by the House?

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4. It Would be the Under the Missouri Legislature's Purview

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5. I mean a new national law governing high tech and government openness.

Does it have to be done staye by state?

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6. States Write their Own Ethics Laws for Their Governors & Legislatures

A federal ethics law would pertain congress or federal employees. It’s a great idea.

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7. Thanks for the info.

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8. My pleasure