Cowardly: Winter Garden tries to silence questions, critics
I've covered politics long enough to know some politicians hate tough questions. But never before have I witnessed what we're seeing in Winter Gard...
I've covered politics long enough to know some politicians hate tough questions. But never before have I witnessed what we're seeing in Winter Garden — where the city leaders are trying to stop citizens from even asking some questions in the first place, particularly when others are watching. Talk about snowflakes. As the Sentinel recently reported, Winter Garden Mayor John Rees and his fellow commissioners approved new rules for 'public input and decorum at public meetings.' Winter Garden's new restrictions on journalists are unconstitutional, First Amendment experts say One rule tells citizen speakers they shouldn't address any individual commissioner.