On Election Day, the Williamson County Commission will meet to propose new rule changes that could limit speech and expression for officials and the public. Scheduled at 5:30 p.m.—prime time for public distraction—these rules may reshape local governance with little scrutiny. Coincidence or design?
On Election Day, while most people are busy casting their ballots, with eyes cast on a national election, the Williamson County Commission has scheduled a conveniently timed 5:30 p.m. public meeting to propose a series of rule changes that could put some serious restrictions on freedom of speech and expression in county governance. Whether by accident or design, this timing practically guarantees these rule changes—many of which might silence both elected officials and the public—slip through with minimal public scrutiny.
This is the sort of scenario that reminds one of those people who went missing or were murdered on September 10th, 2001, and due to the events of the proceeding day, slipped through the cracks because bigger, more historically significant events overwhelmed the public consciousness.
Seems extreme, or maybe even hyperbolic? Perhaps. But there are serious procedural issues with Williamson County’s resolutions processes as has been previously reported here at TruthWire.
