Panama City News Herald Editorial November 6, 2017 Don’t make the definition of privacy too narrow. A member of Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission is proposing an amendment that would add 10 words to a section of the state constitution — and a lot of ambiguity. Committee vice chairman John Stemberger, an Orlando attorney appointed by […]
Panel should leave privacy right as is
Herald-Tribune Editorial October 31, 2017 Article I, Section 23, of the Florida Constitution states: “Right of privacy. Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life except as otherwise provided herein. This section shall not be construed to limit the public’s right of access […]
Open government watchdog barks at privacy measure
Florida Politics by Jim Rosica November 1, 2017 The Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation, the state’s public records and open meetings watchdog, is giving a thumbs down to a proposed Constitution Revision Commission(CRC) amendment on “privacy” for the 2018 ballot. Foundation President Barbara Petersen, in a letter this week to Lisa Carlton, chair of the CRC’s Declaration of Rights Committee, said her group […]
