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ResistRNC Request To Tampa City Council: WMNF News
ResistRNC Request To Tampa City Council: WMNF News
July3,2012
CityCouncilMemberCapin, ThepublicviewingareaisclosetotheForum,sothankyouforthelocation.Howeverthewayitis proposedtobemanagedisstillproblematic.Fencingitin,andrequiringfurtherrestrictionsupon enteringthecompoundsmacksthefaceofliberty.Idon'tunderstandhowacagecanbedesignedfor guestsofourcityandbealsoconsideredsomethingthatbelongsinademocracy.Wouldyouwillingly relinquishyourrightsandenterthiscageyourself? IfirstcamebeforeCityCouncilasaresidentandbusinessownerofTampatoasktheCouncilMembers todotherightthingandvotedowntheunconstitutionalordinancethatpropagatesanagendato establishasurveillancestate.Ialso,asthefounderoftheFreeSpeechProject,proposedan alternativetothemayorofanordinancethatonlyservestocreatetheverythingthatthecouncilwas trickedintobecomingscaredof,abattle.Thefederalgovernmenthasmadeourcouncilmembers,as wellasourresidents,scaredoftheguestscomingtospeakoutforafaireconomy,anendtowar,anda cleanenvironment.Arethesethingsscarytothepublic?Orisitscarytothestatusquooftheprofit formultinationalcorporations? IcometoyounotonlyasaresidentofTampaforthelastnineyears,butnowasanorganizerof40+ groupscomingtoparticipateinprotestingoneofthetwopartiesthatnolongerrepresentthepeople. ThesegroupsnowwanttoprotesttheCityofTampaaswellforthewayitishandingitselfin preparationsfortheRNC,andIstandwiththem. Ibelievethereisstilltimetoturnaroundwhatwillsuretobeastainonourcityiflefttocontinueas planned.Iproposethatourgroup,resistRNC,managethePublicViewingAreafortheCity.Ofcourse wewouldhavetoreachanarrangementfortheconditionsofthesite,suchastheremovalofthe ordinanceinthiszone,aswellastheremovalofthefencingaroundthesite. TheguestscomingtojointheresidentsofTampaBayaremainstreamAmerica.Iknowyouvoted downtheordinance.Willyoujoinwithusandfindasolutiontocreateastrongercommunity,orallow therightsofthepeopletobetrampledupon?
Sincerely, AmosMiers resistRNC
info@resistRNC.org
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