This is a wonderful piece on the Moral Monday protests going on in Raleigh, worth reading especially if you disagree with what the protesters are doing. I particularly liked these paragraphs: "Gov. Pat McCrory’s response Tuesday to the protests – calling them unlawful, decrying the costs to police them and declining to meet with the protesters – is exactly the wrong response. The protesters have every right to protest, and to be arrested, and lawmakers and McCrory could have helped ameliorate this situation. They could have advocated for the peaceful protests to proceed without arrests or set up a procedure where those arrested did not have to appear in court and clog up the court system as Wake County prosecutor Colin Willoughby laments. They also could have reduced – and still can – the need for such protests by listening to and, more importantly, taking seriously the concerns these protesters are raising. And here’s a reminder to the good governor – he, too, works for those taxpaying demonstrators. Listening and responding to all constituents – not just those of a certain political party or who fund his campaign coffers – is part of the job." Read more here: charlotteobserver/2013/06/06/4090089/protesting-crazies-deserve-to.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:07:25 +0000