Venting

Just because I have to vent on some things.

Over the past year or so, I have (on more than one occasion) attempted to address free speech issues, specifically as they pertain to the Fairfield school system.  

I have tried to speak at Board of Education meetings regarding the subject, only to be shut down when it was evident I wasn't speaking to the agenda.  I have submitted letters to newspapers questioning certain practices, only to have those letters remain unpublished.  I have attempted to discuss the matter with the superintendent of schools, only to have my e-mails on the subject disregarded.  

In addition, rather than address the matter, Superintendent Mike Cummings appears more than happy to run from such (see his recent resignation announcement).  What is he afraid of? (1)

Oh, and here's a part of the story that I almost left out.  

The other day, I became aware that Connecticut Public Television was set to air a PBS "Frontline" episode entitled "Plot To Overturn The Election".  By now you know the usual liberal talking points regarding the 2020 presidential vote ("there's no evidence, attacks on democracy, yada yada yada") (2).  

I contacted CPTV prior to the airing of this show, expressing my concern that only one side of the story was being told.  

Wouldn't you know it, the network's response was....

(...wait for it....WAIT FOR IT!!)

....complete and utter SILENCE.  

It seems that "serving the public interest" is not in CPTV's interest.  

Now, considering all of this, I have to ask an important question.  Why is it so wrong for someone to have a dissenting opinion, or to exercise their God-given right to free speech and free expression? Are we so far removed from the principals of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" that any such expression is now punished?

What will it take for Connecticut's "powers that be" to not smackdown free speech, but encourage and protect it (see definition) ?

And I'm tired of being ignored!

Definition - "Smackdown", adjective.  To knock down, bring down, or confront an opponent (3). 

Sources:

1. Bybee-Schier, Anna. "Mike Cummings Resigns As Fairfield Superintendent". Fairfield, CT Patch, 2022, https://patch.com/connecticut/fairfield/fairfield-superintendent-resigns.

2. "Plot To Overturn The Election | FRONTLINE". THIRTEEN - New York Public Media, 2022, https://www.thirteen.org/programs/frontline/plot-to-overturn-the-election-f82grp/.

3. From definition via "Smackdown Definition & Meaning". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, 2022, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smackdown.