Wednesday, August 01, 2018

SAB Mayor Undine George Violated Free Speech After "Direction" From City Manager and City Attorney



St. Augustine Beach Mayor UNDINE GEORGE violated free speech rights to public comment at the July 31, 2018 City Commission budget meeting.     




Mayor GEORGE later wrote, in an 8:08 PM text message, "I got ur voice mail message as I was going in and got direction from jim and max about public comment.

OED definition of "direction" follows.


Read articles here:

RUDE MAYOR GEORGE SILENCES COMMENTS ON BUDGET FOR ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH


http://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2018/07/sab-mayor-george-silences-comments-on.html


St. Augustine Beach commissioners approve tentative millage increase

http://www.staugustine.com/news/20180731/st-augustine-beach-commissioners-approve-tentative-millage-increase

Here's the Oxford English Dictionary definitions of "direction" --





Definition of direction in English:

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direction

NOUN

  • 1A course along which someone or something moves.
    ‘she set off in the opposite direction’
    mass noun ‘he had a terrible sense of direction’
    1. 1.1 The course which must be taken in order to reach a destination.
      ‘the village is over the moors in a northerly direction’
    2. 1.2 A point to or from which a person or thing moves or faces.
      ‘a house with views in all directions’
    3. 1.3 A general way in which someone or something is developing; a trend or tendency.
      ‘new directions in painting and architecture’
      ‘any dialogue between them is a step in the right direction’
    4. 1.4mass noun General aim or purpose.
      ‘the campaign's lack of direction’
  • 2mass noun The management or guidance of someone or something.
    ‘under his direction, the college has developed an international reputation’
    1. 2.1 The work of directing the actors and other staff in a film, play, or other production.
    2. 2.2directionsInstructions on how to reach a destination or about how to do something.
      ‘Preston gave him directions to a restaurant not far from the studio’

Phrases

  • sense of direction
    • A person's ability to know without explicit guidance the direction in which they are or should be moving.

Origin

Late Middle English (in direction (sense 2)): from Latin directio(n-), from the verb dirigere (see direct).

Pronunciation

direction

/dʌɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n//dɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n/

1 comment:

Rosetta Bailey said...

Ed Thank you for following up on our First Amendment Rights that are being abused by St Augustine Beach Commissioner(s), city attorney and the city manager. I really do believe that here in St Augustine Beach we need classes being held to teach our so called leaders the true meaning of Liberty and our First Amendment Rights.

It was Commissioners Samora and England that started the erosion to shorten our time to speak on agenda items from 3 minutes to 2 minutes and that opened the door for more restrains on our liberties and freedom of speech. No where in the First Amendment did I see that the speech is limited just another man made law.

This is the reason that I truly do believe that the SAB Incorporated needs to be dissolved. They do nothing for the residents and the resident needs only what benefits them as they sit on their high seats and look down on the TRUE believers in our U. S. Constitution. They are truly clueless!

Thank you again Ed Slavin for your continued fight for our rights