Massachusett Legislature Votes Against Open Government

I found this story on Bluemassgroup.com. Bluemassgroup.com has the following quote from the Somerville Journal:

POST COMMITTEE ROLL CALLS ON WEBSITE (H 3746) House 20-127, rejected a new rule requiring that committee votes cast by legislators on bills heard by their
committees be posted on the Legislature's website. Current rules require
committee votes to be kept in the offices of the committee and be available for
public inspection upon reasonable notice and during regular office hours.
Supporters of the new rule said this would simply give people quick and easy
access to the committee votes of their legislators. They noted that under
current rules, a person has to drive to Boston during regular business hours in
order to obtain this information. Opponents of the new rule said that the
current system has worked well for years and should not be changed. (A "Yes"
vote is for the new rule requiring that committee votes be posted on the
Legislature's website. A "No" vote is against the requirement).

It is really a sad day when the Massachusetts legislature votes against open government. According to the roll call vote, which is also posted on Bluemassgroup.com, Rep. Hynes was the only Democrat who voted for open government. All the Republican members voted for it. They are: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. , Mary S. Rogeness, George N. Peterson, Jr., John A. Lepper, Fred Barrows, Viriato Manuel deMacedo, Lewis G. Evangelidis, Paul K. Frost, Susan W. Gifford, and Robert S. Hargraves.