Sickening
This past weekend showed just how desperate, and dirty, the county commissions and sheriffs office is in keeping the people from voting on whether their sales tax will go up.
On Saturday, people from WeDemandAVote.com were on hand at the Hyde Park Blast collecting signatures to put the issue on the ballot. For the first time, we had encountered people passing out literature encouraging people not to sign our petitions. Instead of just passing out their literature, they selected a petitioner to follow. Following so closely that they were rarely ever more than 4 feet away from a petitioner! Their intention was to hand literature to each and every person that we asked for a signature from, however, when a stranger is following you like that for over an hour (they stayed near me when I was on my cell phone talking to my wife), it is no longer free speech, but it becomes harassment and political bullying!
I certainly respect their right to protest, however tactics like this borderlines on stalking.
How safe would a female petitioner feel if she were being followed by a strange man?
It is sad to see that they don’t think the people should vote on a significant tax and spending package like this, but it is sickening to see our elected officials harassing their political opponents like this.
Josh Weitzman
Libertarian Party of Ohio Southwest Region Chair
On Saturday, people from WeDemandAVote.com were on hand at the Hyde Park Blast collecting signatures to put the issue on the ballot. For the first time, we had encountered people passing out literature encouraging people not to sign our petitions. Instead of just passing out their literature, they selected a petitioner to follow. Following so closely that they were rarely ever more than 4 feet away from a petitioner! Their intention was to hand literature to each and every person that we asked for a signature from, however, when a stranger is following you like that for over an hour (they stayed near me when I was on my cell phone talking to my wife), it is no longer free speech, but it becomes harassment and political bullying!
I certainly respect their right to protest, however tactics like this borderlines on stalking.
How safe would a female petitioner feel if she were being followed by a strange man?
It is sad to see that they don’t think the people should vote on a significant tax and spending package like this, but it is sickening to see our elected officials harassing their political opponents like this.
Josh Weitzman
Libertarian Party of Ohio Southwest Region Chair
posted by CincinnatiLibertarian at 8:21 AM
3 Comments:
Have you any proof these people were sent out by the Sheriff or the Commissioners?
The liturature they were distributing that it was sent by Simon Leis. It was the same letter that Simon Leis sent out recently to registered voters.
Si Lies is going to be very disappointed that we the people will be able to defeat his tax hike!
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