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DumbshitOnTheRight t1_jebe36t wrote

Reply to comment by majoroutage in Ramifications of the "Right to be Rude" in Massachusetts by abhikavi

They're not required to give any weight to spoken words either.

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majoroutage t1_jebekss wrote

True. But they have to listen.

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DumbshitOnTheRight t1_jebewza wrote

They have to hear. Listening isn't mandatory.

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abhikavi OP t1_jebfsws wrote

I think the more important thing is that it's in public.

If someone shows up and states their grievance and I think they're kinda cuckoo, eh.... I probably support the board in ignoring them.

If someone shows up and has some great points and the board ignores them.... I want to keep that in mind next election.

It really sucks if free speech gets de facto limited to private channels; we lose all the other benefits of it being in public.

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