Florida Governor: Meeting in Israel Didn't Violate Law
The First Amendment Foundation and several news outlets claim the meeting violated the state constitution and laws that require meetings be accessible to the public.
June 05, 2019 at 10:17 AM
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended a meeting he held with the state's independently elected Cabinet in Israel last week, saying that a lawsuit filed by an open government watchdog group and several media outlets challenging the legality of the meeting was “frivolous.”
DeSantis' remarks came after meeting with the Cabinet in the state Capitol six days after their meeting at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. He was asked about the lawsuit filed by the First Amendment Foundation and several news outlets claiming the meeting violated the state constitution and laws that require meetings be accessible to the public.
The Jerusalem meeting was streamed live by The FLORIDA Channel and reporters from Florida were in attendance. It was also shown live on screens in the Cabinet's usual meeting room at the Capitol, and a conference line was used in case any Floridians wanted to comment on the discussion DeSantis and the Cabinet had with Israeli experts on water supplies and emergency response. None did.
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