Raw Story: Candidate/activist banned from his own city

[mojogeorgo]

This is crossposted at Daily Kos, and could used some recommendations to make sure the story stays on people's radar...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/7/18/172952/280

The ban occurred after Grapski was evicted by police from an Alachua City Commission meeting at which he attempted to have several items removed from a consent calendar - a list of non-controversial items that can be voted on without debate.

Mayor Jean Calderwood ordered police to remove Grapski when he invoked a parliamentary procedure - a point of order which he says they refused to recognize - and then made a parliamentary inquiry asking what the rules of order are that a citizen may invoke who sees the Commission breaking the law. Grapski contends he was attempting to prevent commissioners from violating Florida's Sunshine Law, which requires public input for controversial measures.

Here's the Raw Story link
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Florida_House_Candidate_Banned_from_City_0718.html

[reichstag911]

1. More o' that freedom on the march! nt

[madfloridian]

2. This is on the Greatest Page now. Link.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x441176

Take a look. Give another recommend.