Since Clean Missouri passed 2 years ago, there have been legislative discussions about protecting the privacy of constituents from Sunshine Requests.

Missouri law (610.011) states that when there is a question, the public policy should lean toward disclosure of requested info.

Missouri law (610.021) authorizes, but does not require, that certain records be kept from the public when they are requested. Addresses of constituents are not among those documents authorized to be kept closed.

Social Security Numbers (610.035) and personally identifying information kept by executive agencies that are exempt from the Sunshine law (610.032) are the only things that are prohibited from disclosure under the Sunshine Law.

I say this because @LydaKrewson's disclosure of names and addresses yesterday is an act of intimidation and chills free speech. It is not only a threat to those whose addresses she disclosed, but to anyone who might want to disagree with public policy.

. @LydaKrewson may not have broken the Sunshine law, but #MoLeg should make clear that disclosing of certain information (including names and addresses), when not specifically requested, is a violation of law.

Furthermore, any public official who publicly discloses physical contact information of individuals, without that information being specifically requested and protected from public disclosure, should resign immediately.