Public hearings not really "public"


	Public hearings not really "public"

Thorne

4-26-2007 1:23 PM

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4-26-2007 3:12 PM

BartendingBear

"POWER TO THE PEOPLE!" If the room assigned cannot accommodate the interested public present, GET A BIGGER FRICKIN' ROOM! Total bullshit that this crap goes on.

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