tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936584745769131524.post6708495530504703111..comments2023-03-26T00:18:37.805-04:00Comments on aShortChronicle: A ghost(writer) in Davidson Town Hall!?!?Rick Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157326884806088327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936584745769131524.post-40178100490249474002016-06-23T07:29:28.701-04:002016-06-23T07:29:28.701-04:00Thanks Bob for the comment.
I wouldn't disagr...Thanks Bob for the comment.<br /><br />I wouldn't disagree on the point of censorship - except that's not what this is.<br /><br />If Mayor Woods had the courage to write an Op Ed for the paper stating his own personal position, that would have actually been refreshing to see.<br /><br />However, that is not what he did.<br /><br />He used his position as mayor, an elected public office to represent the people, to get a private meeting with arguably the most powerful politician in the state, to supposedly represent only himself.<br /><br />There is a big difference between the two.<br /><br />One might be seen as admirable, the other more likely not.Rick Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157326884806088327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936584745769131524.post-84112049996865872522016-06-23T07:17:06.342-04:002016-06-23T07:17:06.342-04:00Don't think it's a good idea to censor an ...Don't think it's a good idea to censor an elected official for speaking their opinion as an individual or elected official. You might as well say that a teacher should not criticize school administrators, or a citizen should not criticize the police, or a journalist should not criticize the government. You don't give up your right to free speech because of your job. Of course people, companies, and institutions try to do it all the time. Official censorship is poison to a democracy, and it's pretty shocking that some Cornelius and Davidson elected officials seem so eager to shut down the free speech of someone they may disagree with. Robert Maierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299111599085662935noreply@blogger.com