Green Bay's War on the First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Green Bay - area native The Recess Supervisor nails the nativity nonsense at Green Bay City Hall over at the Political Playground here, here and here. His best stuff is in the comments:

Sadly, Green Bay has always been a city ruled by petty, parochial overlords who have no interest in doing anything other than preserving their fiefdoms... It'd be unfortunate if readers thought that this local government lunacy was new in Green Bay. It's not. It's been happening for decades...

...Green Bay's problem is that is has such low expectations of itself that anytime it eats its dinner without spilling all over its shirt, it's considered a major victory.

- Barry Orton

Comments

[Jon]

I heard the GB mayor on NPR a few days ago....He basically said that he was in charge of deciding which are real religions, like Christianity, and which are not. And he had the job of deciding what symbols the city should allow. He's the decider! Thank you, mister Green Bay mayor, for letting the rest of the country think that all of us in Wisconsin are ignorant hicks. Thanks! Jon

[nonheroicvet]

Do you know how to spot a couple of Packer fans? 300 pounds, foul mouthed, beer guzzling and her husband.

[Jeff]

Thoroughly embarassing, to be a Green Bay resident and be subjected to this by our councilman and mayor. I don't think they are the majority.

[Hiawatha]

Paul,
This idiot ( Fradette )is my alderman here in Green Bay.
Thankfully I won't have to vote against him this spring as he is not running for reelection.
He has higher hopes .... State Senator perhaps.

The problem with Green Bay is even deeper.
You almost got it with "parochial overlords" , but it's not quite right.
Stupidity is a virtue here and petty poltitical thuggery the old grade norm.

UWGB has been no exception.
Hidden "parochial overlords" as you refer to them have caused trouble for decades.
Well ... I best shutup now, but ..... I could be quite specific, really !

The bright side on this is that two UWGB Biology Profs have joined the suit against Fradette and Schmitt.
And on a better note a local Catholic Priest, is the local news Person of the Year for keeping his homeless shelter open in defiance of City Hall.

P.S. Good to see we have found common ground on the winter bicycle thing !
I was the the 3-speed drum brakes with the Campy crank.