Ok so when a dozen people all go to say the same thing, when do the other people get to speak?
36 minutes later. They get 3 minutes each. These elected officials can spend a half fucking hour listening to their citizens.
If a dozen people want to talk about different things, when do the other people get to speak? The subject matter makes zero fucking difference. They get the same time regardless.
If your policy leads to endless comments against it, maybe you fucked up already. Or just deal with it, and listen to a few hours of comments… And remember, the average person has little power, the council can and does ignore them all the time, but one thing a person can do is voice their opinion… How dare you try to take that away.
Ok so when a dozen people all go to say the same thing, when do the other people get to speak? Time is finite.
Then they need to fix the issue that a lot of people are complaining about so they can get to the other matters
So people are allowed to monopolize the meeting and shut out all other concerns?
If a dozen people want to talk about different things, when do the other people get to speak? The subject matter makes zero fucking difference. They get the same time regardless.
If your policy leads to endless comments against it, maybe you fucked up already. Or just deal with it, and listen to a few hours of comments… And remember, the average person has little power, the council can and does ignore them all the time, but one thing a person can do is voice their opinion… How dare you try to take that away.
So why is one group allowed to take it away from others?