Crazed Rabbit
08-03-2011, 05:11
Gould, Arkansas' city council passed a city ordinance recently (http://volokh.com/2011/07/19/new-ordinances-from-gould-arkansas/);
The Mayor of the City of Gould shall not call special meetings to discuss City business without two thirds of the City Council’s vote to do so.
The Mayor nor City Council members shall attend or participate in any meetings with any organization in any location without City Council approval by two thirds [vote].
The Gould Citizens Advisory Council by passage of this ordinance is hereby banned from doing business in the City of Gould.
That the said Council is, in effect, causing confusion and discourse [sic] among the citizens of Gould and as a result is contributing to the friction not only between the Mayor and Council but also among the citizens who deserve a cooperative government.
[N]o new organizations shall be allowed to exist in the City of Gould without approval from a majority of the City Council.
It is blatantly unconstitutional. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association#United_States_Constitution)
To the local politicians, as with all politicians, it's about control; (http://www.cwarkansas.com/news/local/story/Ordinance-threatens-citizens-constitutional-rights/O85syUUHxU-b8MUO5w5hog.cspx)
Monday night, the city council wrote an ordinance disbanding a citizen's group and forbidding any future groups from forming without city council approval.
The ordinance states, "No new organizations shall be allowed to exist within the city of Gould without approval from majority of the city council."
Another ordinance bans the mayor from meeting with anyone without council approval.
"To tell me that I can't travel and I can't go to meetings and I can't get the money that we need - that's ludicrous!" said the Mayor.
"In everything, you have somebody in control over it. In everything," said Council Member Sonja Farley.
Farley says no matter the group, if you discuss the city at all, the meeting must be approved by the city council.
"You couldn't just come in here and get with four people and decide you want to start an organization," said Farley. "You will go through your city council with documentation, the right paperwork and get an approval."
"To tell me as the mayor I can't meet with all of the people in this room and inform them of city business, that's ludicrous," said Nash.
The Gould Citizens Advisory Commission is banned from meeting in the ordinance. They argue this new potential law would violate their constitutional rights.
These politicians are just stupider than most, but the goal is the same - control. After all, who runs for office? People who want to force a change on someone else.
CR
The Mayor of the City of Gould shall not call special meetings to discuss City business without two thirds of the City Council’s vote to do so.
The Mayor nor City Council members shall attend or participate in any meetings with any organization in any location without City Council approval by two thirds [vote].
The Gould Citizens Advisory Council by passage of this ordinance is hereby banned from doing business in the City of Gould.
That the said Council is, in effect, causing confusion and discourse [sic] among the citizens of Gould and as a result is contributing to the friction not only between the Mayor and Council but also among the citizens who deserve a cooperative government.
[N]o new organizations shall be allowed to exist in the City of Gould without approval from a majority of the City Council.
It is blatantly unconstitutional. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association#United_States_Constitution)
To the local politicians, as with all politicians, it's about control; (http://www.cwarkansas.com/news/local/story/Ordinance-threatens-citizens-constitutional-rights/O85syUUHxU-b8MUO5w5hog.cspx)
Monday night, the city council wrote an ordinance disbanding a citizen's group and forbidding any future groups from forming without city council approval.
The ordinance states, "No new organizations shall be allowed to exist within the city of Gould without approval from majority of the city council."
Another ordinance bans the mayor from meeting with anyone without council approval.
"To tell me that I can't travel and I can't go to meetings and I can't get the money that we need - that's ludicrous!" said the Mayor.
"In everything, you have somebody in control over it. In everything," said Council Member Sonja Farley.
Farley says no matter the group, if you discuss the city at all, the meeting must be approved by the city council.
"You couldn't just come in here and get with four people and decide you want to start an organization," said Farley. "You will go through your city council with documentation, the right paperwork and get an approval."
"To tell me as the mayor I can't meet with all of the people in this room and inform them of city business, that's ludicrous," said Nash.
The Gould Citizens Advisory Commission is banned from meeting in the ordinance. They argue this new potential law would violate their constitutional rights.
These politicians are just stupider than most, but the goal is the same - control. After all, who runs for office? People who want to force a change on someone else.
CR