Comments on: New Law Guarantees The Public’s Right To Speak At Meetings http://www.northescambia.com/2013/06/new-law-guarantees-the-publics-right-to-speak-at-meetings Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne http://www.northescambia.com/2013/06/new-law-guarantees-the-publics-right-to-speak-at-meetings/comment-page-1#comment-214068 Anne Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:46:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=143867#comment-214068 I've never attended a meeting where they stopped anyone from talking unless they ran out of time. I’ve never attended a meeting where they stopped anyone from talking unless they ran out of time.

]]> By: Jane http://www.northescambia.com/2013/06/new-law-guarantees-the-publics-right-to-speak-at-meetings/comment-page-1#comment-214017 Jane Sun, 30 Jun 2013 11:00:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=143867#comment-214017 Since technically the taxpayers pay the salaries of government officials, they should HAVE to listen to our views because we are their employer. Secondly, I believe we fought and won our independence from Great Britian BECAUSE they DID NOT LISTEN to our opinions on taxes. Sound familiar? Since technically the taxpayers pay the salaries of government officials, they should HAVE to listen to our views because we are their employer. Secondly, I believe we fought and won our independence from Great Britian BECAUSE they DID NOT LISTEN to our opinions on taxes. Sound familiar?

]]> By: liberty http://www.northescambia.com/2013/06/new-law-guarantees-the-publics-right-to-speak-at-meetings/comment-page-1#comment-213939 liberty Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:12:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=143867#comment-213939 amen, that's my sentiments exactly.... how pathetic is it when we as "the people " have to pass laws to get the idiots we elected to even listen to us.....its just so indicative of how out of touch the elected officials are but more importantly its indicative of how out of touch the people are with how this whole representative gov't experiment we have here in America really is to work....from the people , for the people , and by the people ..........people!!!!1 amen, that’s my sentiments exactly…. how pathetic is it when we as “the people ” have to pass laws to get the idiots we elected to even listen to us…..its just so indicative of how out of touch the elected officials are but more importantly its indicative of how out of touch the people are with how this whole representative gov’t experiment we have here in America really is to work….from the people , for the people , and by the people ……….people!!!!1

]]> By: Who would have thought... http://www.northescambia.com/2013/06/new-law-guarantees-the-publics-right-to-speak-at-meetings/comment-page-1#comment-213930 Who would have thought... Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:07:56 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=143867#comment-213930 It is pretty sad that we had to pass a STATE law to uphold our Constitutional First Amendment right to freedom of speech. I wonder if certain locally elected officials that were recently in the news for impeding that right at council meetings will take note. Simillarly will the local law enforcement entities that were involved in that particualr incident remove the council member (demanding the private citizen stop talking and remove himself from the chamber), instead of the citizen next time for breaking this new law? Time will tell. It is pretty sad that we had to pass a STATE law to uphold our Constitutional First Amendment right to freedom of speech. I wonder if certain locally elected officials that were recently in the news for impeding that right at council meetings will take note. Simillarly will the local law enforcement entities that were involved in that particualr incident remove the council member (demanding the private citizen stop talking and remove himself from the chamber), instead of the citizen next time for breaking this new law?

Time will tell.

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