[taxcontrol]

So sure, everyone just jump and start talking all at once. That leads to everyone talking and no one listening - the opposite of civil discourse. The right is to peacefully assemble. In order to maintain the peace, it is necessary to have rules where everyone gets a chance to speak. Thus the need to limit each person to the same amount of time. Two min in this case. If that rule is not put in, or if that rule is not followed, then one person gets their right to speech at the cost of others rights to speech.

The man that was arrested did not follow the rules for the conduct of the meeting. He spoke out of turn and did not yield when required by the chair.

The right to free speech is not absolute. You do not have the right of free speech on my property. You can not endanger others or defame them.

[sopwith]

I’m sure that was public property . and I’ll stop at that because your post just pissed me off.

[Chainmail]

You'll fit in just fine among your fellow Democrats. They love it when we subjects follow the rules and do what they say.

"Speak for over two minutes and get arrested" indeed. Good thing George Washington and a few of his gutsy friends ignored that rule.

[cherry]

and the govt and its workers don’t break the “rules” everyday of the year?...because they do...do they get arrested and taken away?...never....