Another Cape Vincent Citizen Threatened With Arrest For Exercising Their 1st Amendment Rights.

During today’s public hearing on the new Cape Vincent zoning law, one man who clearly understands the implication of the insidious Article X legislation which can take away our home rule rights refused to be seated after his allotted time. Cape Vincent citizen and Comp Plan Committee member Dave Lamora, refused to be seated and relinquish the floor when the CV town board attempted to end his three minute speaking time.  He was discussing the town's zoning approach to  the Article X process and needed additional time to explain the critical details of why we should not be enabling the State and corporate power grab with our zoning laws particularly on wind development.  

Once again an action we are all too familiar with was then taken. The police were called to remove Mr. Lamora.

After his comments Cape Vincent citizen Dave Lamora has a friendly discussion with a NYS Trooper and Cape Vincent Zoning Attorney Paul Curtin today outside the CV Community House. 

Those of us in attendance witnessed an example of what it will take to truly protect our town if we are serious about opposing Article X and corporate dominance of our lives.  You see…there are people who shrink from the battle, there are those that are anonymous, and there are those that put everything and their name on the line, even under threat of arrest because they refuse to be silenced  and follow a few predetermined arbitrary rules that by default favor the very  system of corporate dominance, we should be fighting.  They are leaders who understand the true gravity of the situation and what to do about it…

…so why do we keep trying to arrest them or silence their voices?

If you were in attendance today and opposed to the insidious Article X power grab of our community, you should use this incident to carefully reflect as to where you stand and why and what you are willing to do to protect our community.

Thank you Mr. Lamora.

In the end, after a meeting that was temporarily recessed, and many small aside discussions  among town officers and the public, (more on that later) and as three law enforcement officers arrived,  the meeting reconvened and the town board allowed Mr. Lamora to speak. I commend them for making a wise choice on the matter.

More on this incident coming soon.