Below is the comment I made at the July 8th Borough Council meeting. Can you guess how Council reacted?

I’ve commented in the past that it took me a few years of coming to Council meetings to understand that a Borough Council meeting is not the forum to have a question and answer session with Council. It was learning that sub-committees are intended to be the source for Council to gather information that helped me to understand why this is the case.

The usual response by the Council President when a resident is looking for an answer from Council is that their question will be reviewed by the professional staff, to help ensure a correct response, and someone will get back to the resident. I can’t speak for all residents but in my case, with ten years of questions for Council, it is rare that I receive a response. I feel the ability to be assisted by professional staff is mostly limited to issues that can be addressed with limited research; they have to be able to locate the pertinent facts. For example, if I were to ask where the funds came from to pay for the rainbow flag that was flown at Borough Hall last month the professional staff should be able to determine the answer to that kind of question. BTW I would like to actually know the answer to that question. It might be too strong to say this process is broken but for this resident the standard “wait for an answer” response has very limited utility.

On occasion when a resident brings up an issue related to traffic or parking or similar issues the Council President will direct them to the Borough police or one of the Council sub-committees, whatever is appropriate. For questions that are not of a factual nature, I would like to suggest that Council consider adopting the policy of directing residents to the forum best suited to discuss their issue; since the professional staff is unlikely to be able to be of help.

With that in mind, I would appreciate it if Council would point me in the right direction so that I might be able to work with someone to determine that best way to clarify and communicate Council’s position on gender transitioning of minors. By the use of a rainbow and by Council’s promoting of “pride” month just like Black History month, children of all ages are made curious about sexual issues. By far, the single most prominent LGBQT issue is gender transitioning. Council’s silence on this issue is a disservice to the parents and grandparents of the Borough. I am prepared to work with whomever to help craft the best response for Council to ease any confusion the children of the Borough may have. Please point me in the right direction….

Council’s reply: “Thank you for your comment”. I said, “Aren’t you going to point me in the right direction”? Their response, “We are not going to enter into a dialog”.

All of us are told relentlessly that flying the rainbow flag shows support for a community that has suffered in the past. That’s not remotely the whole story:

Radical Students use the rainbow to gather support for their hatred of Jews.

Communists use the rainbow to disrupt our society by permitting men in the girls bathroom.

Drag Queens use the rainbow to groom young children to be sexual before their time.

The media has been misleading us all along. We need to protect the innocence of children.

Help me get elected this November. I will push to have Council make The Right Move.

Leave The Kids Alone – Hide The Rainbow!