Comments on: Garden Grove Council to limit public comments? http://ocpolitical.com/2013/01/08/garden-grove-council-to-limit-public-comments/ A right of center blog covering local, statewide, and national politics Sat, 18 May 2013 02:16:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: anon http://ocpolitical.com/2013/01/08/garden-grove-council-to-limit-public-comments/#comment-10328 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:24:58 +0000 http://ocpolitical.com/?p=6077#comment-10328 Is 3 minutes really unusual? Don’t most councils limit comments to 3 minutes?

]]> By: junior http://ocpolitical.com/2013/01/08/garden-grove-council-to-limit-public-comments/#comment-10309 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:43:27 +0000 http://ocpolitical.com/?p=6077#comment-10309 “The Garden Grove Council has for the time being decided to not persue limits on free speech.”

While Santa Ana’s gag on free speech remains in place.

]]> By: Thomas Gordon http://ocpolitical.com/2013/01/08/garden-grove-council-to-limit-public-comments/#comment-10308 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:40:16 +0000 http://ocpolitical.com/?p=6077#comment-10308 Credit to Gustavo over at OC Weekly for breaking this story earlier this week.

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2013/01/garden_grove_city_council_public_comments.php

The Garden Grove Council has for the time being decided to not persue limits on free speech.

]]> By: Gustavo Arellano http://ocpolitical.com/2013/01/08/garden-grove-council-to-limit-public-comments/#comment-10282 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:24:34 +0000 http://ocpolitical.com/?p=6077#comment-10282 As first reported by the OC Weekly: http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2013/01/garden_grove_city_council_public_comments.php

]]> By: IMHO http://ocpolitical.com/2013/01/08/garden-grove-council-to-limit-public-comments/#comment-10276 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:38:37 +0000 http://ocpolitical.com/?p=6077#comment-10276 There is a fine line between “comments” and grandstanding or harassment. Also, in the interest of having ALL city business heard in a timely manner – if comments are made in the repetitive nature – then yes, there needs to be accommodations. While it is understandable that there are “hot button” issues that will draw quite the crowd, there are other items of business on the agenda that others, though smaller in number, find just as important. Being someone who has congregated large groups to get a point made – We were always respectful of time. Ask one person to speak on behalf of the collective point of view and have that person ask all that are in the audience that subscribe to that opinion to raise their hands. The time can also be split amongst a few people to make the point(s). If you want your point of view to be respected, then you set the example by being respectful of others. The battlefield of ideas is a wonderful thing. Be pointed, well thought out and relevant with your remarks. No one likes bullies

]]> By: junior http://ocpolitical.com/2013/01/08/garden-grove-council-to-limit-public-comments/#comment-10274 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:23:49 +0000 http://ocpolitical.com/?p=6077#comment-10274 Whatever GG does it will be more generous than Santa Ana’s gag on public comments – which is only a sum total of 3 minutes for all agenda items other than public hearings.

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