Comments on: Paul Schrieber and the Ypsi City Council don’t believe in the 1st Ammendment! http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/ Random thoughts from a random mind Wed, 12 May 2010 06:48:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: trusty getto http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/comment-page-1/#comment-3065 trusty getto Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:38:31 +0000 http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/#comment-3065 Know what else is classy? City officials who try to scare constituents into voting for a tax to bail them out while denying the true cause of the problem -- Water Street. The festival organizers acted illegally by denying SCIT a spot in the parade. Nonam unfortunately doesn't know thing one about the city's ordinances protecting political and civil rights, just like festival organizers didn't know thing one about them either. If asserting one's constitutional rights reflects poorly on SCIT, then God help us all. Know what else is classy? City officials who try to scare constituents into voting for a tax to bail them out while denying the true cause of the problem — Water Street.

The festival organizers acted illegally by denying SCIT a spot in the parade. Nonam unfortunately doesn’t know thing one about the city’s ordinances protecting political and civil rights, just like festival organizers didn’t know thing one about them either. If asserting one’s constitutional rights reflects poorly on SCIT, then God help us all.

]]> By: nonam http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/comment-page-1/#comment-3046 nonam Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:38:22 +0000 http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/#comment-3046 Since the group was advocating a specific way to vote it shouldn't have been allowed in the parade. Washtenaw County Democrats or Eastern Michigan College Republicans would have been ok. "VOTE NO" NOT OK. If the pro tax would have applied for the parade they would have been told no. It was an honest mistake the parade orginizers made by intially letting them march but the CORRECT decision was made by officially denying the right to march. But the disregarded the rules anyway and got in with another group. Classy people. Since the group was advocating a specific way to vote it shouldn’t have been allowed in the parade. Washtenaw County Democrats or Eastern Michigan College Republicans would have been ok. “VOTE NO” NOT OK. If the pro tax would have applied for the parade they would have been told no. It was an honest mistake the parade orginizers made by intially letting them march but the CORRECT decision was made by officially denying the right to march. But the disregarded the rules anyway and got in with another group. Classy people.

]]> By: maryd http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/comment-page-1/#comment-2990 maryd Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:03:01 +0000 http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/#comment-2990 I suspect the Heritage Festival's policy committee (members?) are the culprits. Rather than keep the big tent open they chose to simply limit free speech. This is about freedom of expression. Should be an interesting parade... I suspect the Heritage Festival’s policy committee (members?) are the culprits. Rather than keep the big tent open they chose to simply limit free speech. This is about freedom of expression. Should be an interesting parade…

]]> By: John Gawlas http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/comment-page-1/#comment-2984 John Gawlas Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:53:51 +0000 http://sam.abuelsamid.com/2007/08/17/paul-schrieber-and-the-ypsi-city-council-dont-believe-in-the-1st-ammendment/#comment-2984 Sam, The Ypsilanti Heritage Festival is a private volunteer organization that puts on the event including the parade. I know from past experience (including being a chairman of the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival in 1992/93) that the parade has traditionally sought to prohibit campaign messages. While the festival must obtain a special event from the City, the organizers are in charge of the event including the parade. I have no knowledge of how the application by StopCityIncomeTax was initially handled or how it was recently followed up. However, to characterize the responsible party as the City (and specifically the Mayor) is unfair since the festival organizers set the rules for their own event. Sam,

The Ypsilanti Heritage Festival is a private volunteer organization that puts on the event including the parade. I know from past experience (including being a chairman of the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival in 1992/93) that the parade has traditionally sought to prohibit campaign messages. While the festival must obtain a special event from the City, the organizers are in charge of the event including the parade. I have no knowledge of how the application by StopCityIncomeTax was initially handled or how it was recently followed up.

However, to characterize the responsible party as the City (and specifically the Mayor) is unfair since the festival organizers set the rules for their own event.

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