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what the New York Constitution said: "Records of the

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state local governments, public authorities and other

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public corporations and all departments, agencies and

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instrumentalities thereof, including those created

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pursuant to an agreement on compact with another state

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or foreign power, shall be public records open to

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inspection to the extent and in the manner provided by

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law."

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Now, I will have an amendment for you which will

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probably say exactly the same thing, and legitimize this

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thing that we are talking about. But let me go on and

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tell you: By the very recommendation No. C, the report

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says the right to information extends to the -legislative,

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executive and judicial branches of government.

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THE CHAIRMAN: You have one-half minute.

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Delegate Kiefer.

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DELEGATE KIEFER: I thought I had 12 minutes.

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THE CHAIRMAN: You are limited to 3 minutes

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per speech.

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DELEGATE KIEFER: All right. If I am limited

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to 3 minutes, I will have to say to you, then, that this