At least in the thuggish sense.
This really drives home the point. But were they, or were they not being paid to participate. Perhaps our AG should take a look?
Remember…
Can government entities besides Congress restrict petitioning?
No. The U.S. Supreme Court has incorporated the petition clause of the First Amendment as part of the 14th Amendment’s guarantees against the states. The petition clause applies equally to state and local governments and protects petitions directed to the judicial, executive and legislative branches.
Even operating outside the capacity (on “vacation pay” as Dillon’s office put it) of that employed position, their presence indicates an activity that could be considered in all likelihood planned from within Dillon’s office itself. The coincidence of assembling workers outside the workplace..?
This is quite obviously an attempt BY DILLON to suppress the rights of these petitioners.
I have forwarded this to Speaker Dillon, Miles Handy Supervisor of Redford and Phillip Cavanagh Wayne County Commissioner.
Rose Bogaert,Chair
Wayne County Taxpayers Association, Inc.
Watch out for the IRS! long arm of the government, I am sure full of liberals. Well its on my mine tax time.
We are gaining ground with petitions to make the Michigan Legislature Part time.