Um...who said anything about them being free?? She said nothing about
the cost, only that all who speak at them have an equal voice. You may
agree or disagree with that but your argument is about something else
altogether.
Frank
On Feb 15, 2008, at 02:13 AM, Anthony West wrote:
Baloney, Maggie.
Every community meeting is created by an organized body. All
meetings have costs; none are free.
Every resident should have an equal voice at community meetings --
provided they have paid their share of the cost of the meeting. If I
order bagels, doughnuts and coffee for 30, someone must pay that
cost. If I arrange a meeting space for 30, someone must pay. These
are commonsense factors we all understand. In practice, only an
organized body of some sort can perform these essential functions.
Tyrannical forces spread propaganda against basic community
democratic organizations. Some of these organizations are better
than others.
But the bottom line is tresidents who create the community meetings
you're talking about, have an inherent right and responsibility to
organize and direct public meetings that facilitate the input of
freeloaders. Period. Community meetings are never really free; and
organized community meetings that deliver results usually require
sophisticated leadership.
-- Tony West
Every resident should have an equal voice at community meetings.
Period.
Meaggie
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