The current dust-up over the advertising on Chapel Hill buses calling for an end to US assistance to Israel (or maybe just a significant reduction) is curious. Penny RICH, the departing Council member, brought up that she is Jewish and says she is uncomfortable with the advertising. First off, she should not participate in any votes on this matter given the lens through which she seems to be looking at this. Second, why not - as a compromise - keep the debate alive in this very public place (the bus) by setting aside a panel in every bus for this type of social/political advocacy advertising? That way, everyone is free to use it, but everyone would also know that it will be restricted to one place on each bus? While mentioning Penny RICH, Lee STORROW has reported said that we need to have representation on the Council from the Jewish community of Chapel Hill. No, we do not. We need to have as much diversity in the Council membership as possible, but no group is deserving of representation more than any other. I am an Irish citizen, as well as a citizen of the US - where is the Irish representative on the Council? Or the Hindu? Or the New York? Or the Trans Gender (not sure how that is written)?
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