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http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/editorial-dont-squelch-dissent-at-our-school-boards

…”Taxpayers should be exceedingly skeptical of the suppression of dissent among elected officials.”…

DISSENT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED WHERE IT IS OBVIOUS TO SOMEONE OR PEOPLE THAT SOMETHING ISN’T RIGHT.

IT SHOULD NOT BE STIFLED, STOP, OR COERCED INTO SUBMISSION BY COMPLIANCE INTO THE MAJORITY VIEW HELD AT THE TIME FOR THE SAKE OF EVERYONE SLEEPING A LITTLE BETTER AT NIGHT THAT A BULLET HAS BEEN DODGED AND THE PROBLEM BETTER LEFT TO SOME IDIOTS DOWN THE ROAD.

THE ON THE RECORD OPINION SHOULD BE CLEARLY RECORDED ON PUBLIC RECORDS AND TIME THE TEACHER OF WHO WAS RIGHT AND WHO WASN’T.

THAT GIVES YOU A GREAT TRACK RECORD OF PEOPLE’S INTENTIONS AS TO WHETHER THEIR OATHS OF SERVING IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THEIR OFFICES IS A GAUGE OF THEIR HONESTY, DESERVED REPUTATION AND A LEGACY FOR THOSE WHO COME AFTER THE FACT.

IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT DISSENT IS RIGHT OR WRONG – BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT CHERISHED RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS TO EXPRESS ONE’S OWN CORE BELIEFS IS BEST SERVED BY ALLOWING IT’S EXPRESSION TO TAKE PLACE WHEN ALL OTHERS WOULD RATHER SHUT THE FUCK UP AND NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH A PUBLIC OFFICE.

THAT IS THE PRICE OF DEMOCRACY. EITHER ALLOW LIP SERVICE OF READ MY LIPS OR START SHOOTING EVERYONE WHO YOU HOLD OPPOSITION TO. IN WHICH CASE…. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. DAMN SERIOUS PROBLEM.

AND YES, I’LL CHIDE NEWSPAPERS EVERYWHERE – YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN YOUR VITAL MISSION STATEMENTS SINCE THE INVENTION OF THE THING. SPEAK UP OR DIE IN THIS NEW AGE OF INTERNET EVERYWHERE.

PRESENT BOTH SIDES WITHOUT THE NEED TO EXPLAIN THE ‘WHY’ IT IS NECESSARY. YOU HOLD THE LIGHT AND TORCH OF FIRE AND HEAT… USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE OR DIE. SIMPLE AS THAT WHEN RELEVANCE LOSSES SIGHT OF IT’S RAISON D’ETRE.

NEWSPAPERS ARE FIREBRANDS – MAKE SURE THAT WHAT IS IMPORTANT AT THE TIME IS BURNT INTO PEOPLE’S CONSCIOUSNESS AS VITALLY IMPORTANT AT THE TIME AND SERVE THE GUIDEPOST OF TIME FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THEY HAVE AND COUNT ON YOUR VOICE OF INTENT & PURPOSE FOR THEY HOLD NO CORPORATE FORM YET THEY ARE COMING AND RAINING DOWN UPON YOU FROM THE HEAVENS TO LEAVE THEIR OWN MARKS IN TIME AS WELL.

IF THE FINANCIAL MODELS OF NEWSPAPERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THE REALITIES OF THE INTERNET, THEN THE MISSION STATEMENT OF REMAINING TRUE TO YOUR ROOTS OF BOTH SIDES CAN BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FIREBRAND IT WAS ONCE RENOWNED FOR, RESPECTED AND GIVEN IT’S DUE OF CAUTION FOR BEING PROFESSIONAL INSTEAD OF COMMERCIAL.

SEIZE THE DAY, AS ROBIN WILLIAMS ONCE SAID ! IT DOESN’T COME OFTEN ENOUGH THAT THAT SHOULD BE LOUD AND CLEAR IN AND OF ITSELF.