Miami-Dade Commission orders public commenter DRAGGED OUT by Deputies

It’s also a flashing red warning light. Miami-Dade and other Florida elected officials are acting increasingly inaccessible. Public input, which should be at the heart of our government, seems to be eyed with increasing suspicion or outright hostility.

Ramos wasn’t threatening anyone. Yes, she was an opponent of the agreement. But she merely asked a question about her right to speak after Commission Chair Anthony Rodriguez said he would end future public comment if anyone spoke. How does that warrant dragging her out of the room?

“I just asked a question!” Ramos pleaded, as she was grabbed and hustled out.

“I have a right to understand this process,” she pleaded. She’s right. We’d like to understand it, too.

Some commissioners wanted the speakers to be heard. Others explained that the agreement with ICE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — wasn’t on the agenda, or at least they didn’t think so. The confusion helped increase the temperature in the room.

But clamping down on public speech with violence is a serious and dangerous thing to do. It wasn’t just Ramos being taken from that room — it was the public’s right to participate.

Thursday’s episode is part of a broader and deeply troubling pattern: Politicians in Miami and in Florida seem to be making it harder for constituents to come in front of them to be heard. Public town halls and open forums are dwindling. Comment times in public meetings are short. The shift reflects a fear of confrontation — but in dodging conflict, our leaders are also dodging accountability.

We’ve seen Miami city commissioners sit through public hearings with little interest in what is being said by the public. The hearings usually end with a vote where elected officials do exactly what they were going to do before the public spoke. Public comments are treated as little more than a show — and constituents know it.

Our country is becoming increasingly authoritarian, under Trump.

Not just the Federal Government, but local and state governments are following suit.

This is not a good sign.

[quote]This is not a good sign.

No shit.

It’s not fascism until they throw them out of helicopters afterward.

Plus, these thugs aren’t even the masked ones. Not impressed!

Miami goes fascist

[quote] It’s not fascism until they throw them out of helicopters afterward.

Soon, my pretties.

Very soon.

We have the very best helicopters, these people are just flying out of them. The pilots, crying, grown men told me: sir, these helicopters, we’ve never seen anything like it.

Even Cuban-Americans shouldn't assume they're going to get special treatment under the Trump Regime's aggressive White Nationalist kakistocracy.

Are all LEO like this? Are they all ready and hyped up to get us all? Are they all Proud Boys finally let loose? Are they all Rampart underneath?

R10 Rhetorical?

r8 beat me to it.

You better believe the police are itching to be the gestapo under DT.

Why are Republicans pushing extremely unpopular policies and telling their constituents “every is going to die eventually” and other insensitive shit if we are going to have true elections going forward? We aren’t.

Those stupid ass Cubans and Venezuelans who thought their shade of brown was acceptable and would shield them get what they deserve. They were fine with others being treated this way. Karma is going to whoop their asses.

[quote]Even Cuban-Americans shouldn't assume they're going to get special treatment under the Trump Regime's aggressive White Nationalist kakistocracy.

Ah, but they do. Remember, they're the ones who vote Republican every single fucking time.

I have a biker buddy who's Cuban-American. He even worked at Walter Reed (in the medical field) for years and has a fat federal government pension. And he lives in Miami.

But I'm sure he thinks he's one of the good ones. Hell, he's white as a sheet and speaks English without an accent. And when I asked him what he thought of all this, he told me his parents "came in the [italic]right[/italic] way."

Gotta love those Cuban Republicans!

R14 Cubans fail to see even the whitest of white ones will never be seen as equal by racists to the darkest White.

You know what else, R15? He's bitched to me that other Hispanics were prejudiced against him because he passes for a white man.

Poor baby!

She's going to be "disappeared" into one of Trump's Koncentration Kamps.

Let’s pay attention that at ALL of these town halls, they’re dragging out women only. Why? Because these big, tough cops don’t want wrestle a man. It’s a classic intimidation technique they’re using to discourage ALL people from speaking out. So get louder — especially our men. We need loud men challenging and asking questions, not just women.

These drag shows are so out of hand!

Welcome to more of trump's ameriKKKa. This is only the beginning - lube your assholes gentlemen for more hard fucking the next four years.