How the fuck is it even remotely legal for a politician to sign an NDA with a corporation to hide information from their constituents?

  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    16 days ago

    Except for personal stuff. But any action that will impact anyone outside of their family should be public.

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        16 days ago

        I’d argue relevant medical records. I don’t need to know if an elected official has diabetes or is on PrEP, but I do need to know if they’re off their mental health medication, if they’re experiencing dementia, or if they’re dead/dying.

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          15 days ago

          Personally, I’d be very against medical records. Some folks have diseases and disorders which are grossly misunderstood by the public at large, and even civil servants deserve to return to a normal life after they leave office.

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      15 days ago

      Nope. All of it. It should be unappetizing to take power over others. If someone wants to have authority to afflict thousands if not millions of people with their existence, they don’t get to have any space to hide their crimes. If they don’t want to make that sacrifice to keep us safe, they can just stay home. No one is forcing them to seek public office.