07 February 2005
Committee eases records bill - a good one!
The Director of the SD Health Deparment had proposed restricting all access to public records for security reasons. This would have cut off all access by, for instance, genealogical researchers. This is of some interest to the Chief as one who is engaged in genealogical endeavors, although, since my spousal unit is the native South Dakotan it would have affected HER records more than mine.
Anyway, a vary reasonable amendment to the act was made, to allow access to researchers and reporters, but to restrict the granting of legally certified copies - which would be needed for example, to establish a false identity, or to steal a real one.
I recently have been rather sharp in this blog on some occasions when it seemed that some in the legislature were off track - in this case I would offer the opposite. More often than not things work out - but it continues to be a universal principle that the squeaky wheels get the oil - and I reserve the right to lob verbal grenades in the next posting, or tomorrow, or whenever it seems to be needed.
Anyway, a vary reasonable amendment to the act was made, to allow access to researchers and reporters, but to restrict the granting of legally certified copies - which would be needed for example, to establish a false identity, or to steal a real one.
I recently have been rather sharp in this blog on some occasions when it seemed that some in the legislature were off track - in this case I would offer the opposite. More often than not things work out - but it continues to be a universal principle that the squeaky wheels get the oil - and I reserve the right to lob verbal grenades in the next posting, or tomorrow, or whenever it seems to be needed.
