[Vision2020] Anti Discrimination Ordinance

[Tom Hansen]

The Moscow City Council promised, at a previous session (when this ordinance/resolution was sent to committee), that once the committee made its recommendations that the people of Moscow would be given the opportunity to voice their opinions BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

If necessary, I will locate and post the promise made by our city council.

Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
 

On Apr 2, 2013, at 10:12 AM, "Henry D. \"Hank\" Johnston" <hearseboy85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tom:
> 
> There are protections in place for the "big decisions" that would prevent that from happening, namely quasi-judicial hearings on matters pertaining to land use.  
> 
> We arrived at a good conclusion with little debate - debate that was not needed because it was going to pass anyway.
> 
> HDJ
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>> People attended last night's session to voice their opinion, both in favor AND against this ordinance.
>> 
>> To deny them such an opportunity is simply WRONG!
>> 
>> I am extremely pleased that the ordinance was adopted with a unanimous vote by the city council.  But, in the words of Claude Adrien Helvetius . . .
>> 
>> "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
>> 
>> What is to stop the city council from denying future public discussions after having established this precedent.
>> 
>> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>> 
>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>   
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>> 
>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>> 
>> - John Lennon
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 9:46 AM, "Henry D. \"Hank\" Johnston" <hearseboy85 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Wow, there is just no making anyone happy on this one is there?
>>> 
>>> The council voted 6-0 in favor of this ordinance (and if you ask the mayor it was all my fault, which it wasn't).  It was going to pass that way with our without a parade of speeches that would be no more than political posturing from both sides.  I can tell you exactly how this would have gone down had there been testimony - there would have been a ton in favor, Judd Wilson and Gresham Bouma would have preached about the sin of homosexuality - and the council would have passed it anyway at 1am.
>>> 
>>> I applaud the council for making the statement that this was an important ordinance - a "no brainer" if you will, and it wasn't necessary to discuss it further.  After all, we've been discussing it for MONTHS in commissions and committees.  So why drag it out further? 
>>> 
>>> Go, Dan, Go!
>>> 
>>> All my best,
>>> Henry
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