TOWN HALL: Silencing dissent crosses a line
For all intents and purposes, Kootenai County and the state of Idaho have crossed a line, sending our supposedly democratic institutions on a path toward a police state. This was demonstrated Saturday afternoon when, according to the Coeur d’Alene Press, Teresa Borrenpohl was physically removed from a public forum for exercising her constitutional right to question the actions of elected officials.
While Ms. Borrenpohl may have expressed her dissatisfaction with the actions of elected leaders by being exceptionally vocal, she was not violent. After her remarks, she was physically handled by three unidentified men (displaying no identification as to their possible position as security personnel) who were directed to her by Sheriff Norris. Sheriff Norris said “I didn’t have anything to do with the security detail.” How, then, did Sheriff Norris know which individuals to summon?
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