It appears the roster for public comment session last night, may have been censored so as to deny individuals the right to free speech. We live in AMERICA, this is a representative government not some third world joke! How dare anyone step on the BILL OF RIGHTS.
Maybe the guilty party has the guts to step forward?
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Bill of Rights? Give me a break!
You have got to be kidding. Multiple times, names were called who either were not present, or the person who was called seemed surprised that they were on the list. Obviously, the pro-road forces were signing in for other people, which is against the rules.
Also, public comments are supposed to be limited to 3 mins or less. This simply was not followed by multiple speakers.
Linda Hogue, Mike Clampitt, Ellen Monteith, David Monteith, Mike Kesselring and a host of others all spoke. Clampitt spoke for far, far longer than his allotted time. Exactly who missed out? The leaders all seemed to get their shot, and in several cases, they abused the privilege, Clampitt in particular.
Finally, public comments are supposed to be limited to 30 mins total for a commissioners meeting. The commissioners let the comments run for far longer than this. They did not have to allow the comment time to continue, but they did. No one has any room to gripe that their voice did not have an opportunity to be heard last evening.
Mike Kesselring spoke about other communities making fun and ridiculing Swain County citizens. Your post here gives them just that much more ammunition - claiming that somehow last night you were denied an opportunity to talk and involking the Bill of Rights is beyond ridiculous. All that occurred last evening was that the county commissioners regular business was held up for hours while the same people made the same arguments that have been voiced time and time again.
Cry a river then maybe the lake will fill up or just hit replay-we have heard this for 60 years-grow up move on there is more to life than a promise of a road to NOWHERE!!!!!
If anyone was overlooked or accidentally passed over, all they had to do was soeak out just as mr Kesselring did, otherwise dont complain if you assert yourself.
I am so glad there are still a few people in Swain County like the ones you named, that is not afraid to speak their minds about issues in their county. It is sad most citizens in Swain County is afraid of what might happen to them if they express how they feel.
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