Verbatim minutes prevent politicians from back tracking when they’re caught in lies

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:26:22 -0400
From: Jeff Lane
Subject:  It prevents politicians from back tracking when they’re caught in lies

The problem with Verbatim Minutes is that it prevents politicians from back tracking when they’re caught in lies (or mis-statements as they like to call them).

Personally, I applaud the use of verbatim minute keeping, and really, I think they should video the meetings and post them publically (with exceptions for the rules regarding closed door meetings) for anyone in the county to view and consider…