Another entry in our ongoing “if people only knew more, they would agree with me” series: Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, has announced that she will organize classes on the Constitution for the members of the next Congress.
Bachmann, like many many members of the House, has a law degree (Oral Roberts University), surely knows that most members encountered some instruction on the Constitution somewhere in their educations. But maybe they haven’t had the right teachers. Bachmann’s classes would be closed to the media, and the list of instructors would not be public.
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Does the Freedom of Information Act apply in this situation?
I doubt it. As I understand it, private groups using private money can talk about whatever they want. (If someone knows better, I hope to be corrected.)