GEORGETOWN — Sussex County Council has modified its public participation policy following a complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union that part of the policy was unconstitutional.
At its June 28 meeting, council voted 5-0 to eliminate the section barring criticism of county officials by members of the public who sign up to speak at the end of council meetings.
In addition, council’s president can stop comments if a speaker digresses from time restrictions, if the subject is not deemed county business or if the speaker becomes disruptive.
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I very rarely if ever agree with the ACLU but in this situation I do. Freedom of speech plain and simple. If you can't take criticism you shouldn't be in office. Especially with the cracker barrels we have in office all over the country.
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