Comments on: Tea Party Organizer Muzzled at City Council Meeting (Update) http://bobmccarty.com/2009/05/05/tea-party-organizer-muzzled-at-city-council-meeting/ Humor, Politics, Culture & Capitalism @BobMcCarty Fri, 25 May 2012 00:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Quincy Tea Party Turns Table on City Council | city http://bobmccarty.com/2009/05/05/tea-party-organizer-muzzled-at-city-council-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-25003 Quincy Tea Party Turns Table on City Council | city Sun, 08 May 2011 20:26:02 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/?p=15405#comment-25003 [...] a post dual years ago this week, we reported on a story of Steve McQueen, a personality of a [...] [...] a post dual years ago this week, we reported on a story of Steve McQueen, a personality of a [...]

]]> By: Quincy Tea Party Turns Table on City Council | Conservatives for America http://bobmccarty.com/2009/05/05/tea-party-organizer-muzzled-at-city-council-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-25001 Quincy Tea Party Turns Table on City Council | Conservatives for America Sun, 08 May 2011 16:16:18 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/?p=15405#comment-25001 [...] a post two years ago this week, I reported on the story of Steve McQueen, a leader of the then-fledgling [...] [...] a post two years ago this week, I reported on the story of Steve McQueen, a leader of the then-fledgling [...]

]]> By: » Quincy Tea Party Turns Table on City Council - Big Government http://bobmccarty.com/2009/05/05/tea-party-organizer-muzzled-at-city-council-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-25000 » Quincy Tea Party Turns Table on City Council - Big Government Sun, 08 May 2011 16:15:05 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/?p=15405#comment-25000 [...] a post two years ago this week, I reported on the story of Steve McQueen, a leader of the then-fledgling [...] [...] a post two years ago this week, I reported on the story of Steve McQueen, a leader of the then-fledgling [...]

]]> By: Ms Placed Democrat » City Council Gags Tea Party Organizer! Denies First Amendment Rights! http://bobmccarty.com/2009/05/05/tea-party-organizer-muzzled-at-city-council-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-16482 Ms Placed Democrat » City Council Gags Tea Party Organizer! Denies First Amendment Rights! Wed, 06 May 2009 09:48:31 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/?p=15405#comment-16482 [...] is part of an interview between The Astute Blogger and Steve McQueen (not the actor): “I’m gonna request to speak again,” he said. “This doesn’t change the [...] [...] is part of an interview between The Astute Blogger and Steve McQueen (not the actor): “I’m gonna request to speak again,” he said. “This doesn’t change the [...]

]]> By: monoblogue » Blog Archive » Muzzled for liking tea? http://bobmccarty.com/2009/05/05/tea-party-organizer-muzzled-at-city-council-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-16478 monoblogue » Blog Archive » Muzzled for liking tea? Wed, 06 May 2009 03:04:42 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/?p=15405#comment-16478 [...] blogging friend Bob McCarty, who tells the tale of a tea party organizer in Quincy, Illinois being denied the right to speak at a Quincy City Council meeting. I presume the passage on his blog is missing a word, since the [...] [...] blogging friend Bob McCarty, who tells the tale of a tea party organizer in Quincy, Illinois being denied the right to speak at a Quincy City Council meeting. I presume the passage on his blog is missing a word, since the [...]

]]> By: suek http://bobmccarty.com/2009/05/05/tea-party-organizer-muzzled-at-city-council-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-16475 suek Wed, 06 May 2009 00:06:38 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/?p=15405#comment-16475 Sounds like he needs to familiarize himself with the rules and regs the council is supposed to follow. That might mean finding a friendly-to-the-cause local lawyer... I don't know the rules that apply to his particular situation, but in my state - as a former school board member - it was illegal to prevent individuals the right to speak, although we could limit the time allowed. What was the motion they voted on that prevented him from speaking? Are the minutes of the City Council on line? Usually, the minutes of public meetings are required to be available to the public... Sounds like he needs to familiarize himself with the rules and regs the council is supposed to follow. That might mean finding a friendly-to-the-cause local lawyer…

I don’t know the rules that apply to his particular situation, but in my state – as a former school board member – it was illegal to prevent individuals the right to speak, although we could limit the time allowed.

What was the motion they voted on that prevented him from speaking? Are the minutes of the City Council on line? Usually, the minutes of public meetings are required to be available to the public…

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