Cover-Up Quenches Public's Right to Speak

Although the misguided loyalty of certain RTM members to an administration [with a complicated legal history] gives ample motivation for their latest attempts to severely restrict public participation at RTM meetings, such counterproductive and dangerous initiatives must not be tolerated by the citizens of Branford.

As the Town Charter clearly states regarding a Branford citizen's right to speak at RTM meetings:

K. Rule 1.11. The Moderator shall at all times guarantee the right of speech to any elector of the Town or to any person, who, except for the provisions of the RTM Charter, would be entitled to vote in Town Meeting, subject to such rules and restrictions as are hereinafter provided.

The self-serving and disingenuous campaign by these RTM members to compromise free speech and public participation is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to shield the DaRos administration from accountability, and yet another attack on the civil liberties of Branford citizens.

Wayne Cooke
Branford