The fight over transparency is just beginning

Legislators often argue that they need to do business in secret from the people in order to do the people's business more effectively.  I have yet to hear one of them offer a "for instance".

What exactly, would two legislators have to say about the public interests, that cannot and should not be said in the presence of the people whose interests are being decided?

They won't offer up and then defend a "for instance". What they will do, is to pass laws in the middle of the night; laws that except them from more transparent accountability.

The passage of HCR1 was a throwing down of a gauntlet.  According to the Wikipedia, to throw down the gauntlet is to issue a challenge.

A gauntlet-wearing knight would challenge a fellow knight or enemy to a duel by throwing one of his gauntlets on the ground.

The opponent would pick up the gauntlet to accept the challenge.

Therein lies the rub.  Someone has to pick up the damn thing.

Will the champions of transparency pick up the gauntlet?

Will the citizens of this state who insist upon transparent
accountability in the spending of their power and resources,
accept the challenge?

There will be no doubt, times and places to stand up and
defend transparent accountability in government.  The doubt
is as is always is, as it always was, and as it will always be;

whether anyone will show up.