NO MORE WAITING 4+ HOURS, NO MORE GUESSING GAMES with open mics at city council meetings
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we learned how hideous the practice is during NOTonNOBILE, and were recently, re-reminded, during another visit to san jose city council chambers
waiting a very unnecessary 4+ hours to speak for 60 seconds! council members [paid to be there; there as part of their job] drone on and on, with no limits whatsoever..
while people who have worked all day, commuted, skipped dinner, hired child care to be there, etc.
sit and wait and wait and wait and wait..
wait through repetitious BS! hour after hour guessing when they will get a chance, if ever, to speak.
speaking of repetitious, let me borrow from their tool box, and repeat here: the current culture at chambers is of the council, by the council, for the council
we have got to return to: of the people, by the people, for the people..
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lesson in this also: petitions are relatively quick and easy to create.. the WORK.. is getting people to sign.. -mass communicating its existence; getting people to visit and sign and forward..
so, if you are reading this: please sign and forward this petition
"Thank You!" it is very over due, the need for a set time for open mics -everyone who has ever waited to speak at city council chambers knows KNOWS, the current practice is WRONG, AWFUL, UNJUST.. none of us see city council members willing to proactively make this change..
they toy with people who wait to speak.. they work at it; making them wait... and wait.. hoping they will give up and leave; and some do have to give up and leave.. they have families waiting! they have children to care for, to help with homework.. they have work themselves..
they don't have the luxury of guessing how many more hours it will be...
i do pray for help getting this petition signed.. more than that.. getting the actual set time for open mics into law
amen.
posted by SANDRA MICKANEN @ 5:42 PM
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