{"id":9573,"date":"2012-07-06T09:23:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T13:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhteapartycoalition.org\/tea\/?p=9573"},"modified":"2012-07-06T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2012-07-06T13:25:11","slug":"free-speech-under-attack-in-moultonboro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nhteapartycoalition.org\/tea\/2012\/07\/06\/free-speech-under-attack-in-moultonboro\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Speech Under Attack in Moultonboro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our friends in Moultonboro are having some difficulty with the public library there.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/lakesregionteaparty.org\/\">LAKES REGION TEA PARTY<\/a> is embroiled in a dispute with the Moultonboro Public Library. The library instituted a policy that says the LRTP can&#8217;t use their meeting room if LRTP wants a political candidate to come there and answer questions.<\/p>\n<p>The library is funded with public tax dollars. This policy is blatantly unconstitutional and it could spread to other libraries if we don&#8217;t put extreme pressure on the library to change the policy. The Trustees meet next  week &#8211; a week from TODAY &#8211; at 10 AM to vote on this.<\/p>\n<p>If you could attend and help out Tim and the LRTP here is what to do:<\/p>\n<p>  \u2022 What:  Moultonboro Public Library Trustee&#8217;s Meeting<br \/>\n  \u2022 When: Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM<br \/>\n  \u2022 Where: Moultonboro Public Library &#8211; The library is on Main Street  Route 25 right in the middle of town &#8211; can&#8217;t miss it.<br \/>\n  \u2022 Why: STOP the erosion of our rights to Free Speech under the First Amendment and our right to assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Questions?   Call Tim Carter of LRTP at 603.677.7013<\/p>\n<p>You can also write to your elected officials in that area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Select Board<\/strong><br \/>\nJoel R. Mudgett, Chairman, SelectBoard<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moultonborough.org\/Pages\/MoultonboroughNH_BOS\/index\">http:\/\/www.moultonborough.org\/Pages\/MoultonboroughNH_BOS\/index<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Town Administrator<\/strong><br \/>\nCarter Terenzini, Town Administrator<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moultonborough.org\/Pages\/MoultonboroughNH_Admin\/index\">http:\/\/www.moultonborough.org\/Pages\/MoultonboroughNH_Admin\/index<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email Comments to Town Administrator and Selectmen<\/strong><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.moultonborough.org\/Pages\/MoultonboroughNH_WebDocs\/contact<\/p>\n<p>Town Hall Meeting Room Use Policy (if rooms in the town hall are available to &#8220;all groups&#8221;, why is the library room not available?)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moultonborough.org\/Pages\/MoultonboroughNH_Admin\/policies\/meetrmuse.pdf\">http:\/\/www.moultonborough.org\/Pages\/MoultonboroughNH_Admin\/policies\/meetrmuse.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Town Hall, public in its nature, is available to all groups, without discrimination<br \/>\nexcept in cases of prior misuse, on a first come \u2013 first serve basis.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Library Board of Trustees<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlibrary.org\/mpl\/staff.asp\">http:\/\/moultonboroughlibrary.org\/mpl\/staff.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Phyllis Prouty (Chair) term expires 3\/2014<br \/>\nRoger Simpson (Vice Chair) term expires 3\/2015<br \/>\nBarbara Sheppard (Treasurer) term expires 3\/2013<br \/>\nCheryl Kahn (Secretary) term expires 3\/2013<br \/>\nJane Coyne term expires 3\/2014<br \/>\nJoanne Farnham term expires 3\/2013<br \/>\nBarbara Putnam term expires 3\/2015<br \/>\nRichard Geden (Alt.) term expires 2013<br \/>\nLaurie Whitley  (Alt.) term expires 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Citizen of Laconia<br \/>\nwww.citizen.com<\/p>\n<p>Carroll County Independent<br \/>\nwww.carrollcountyindependent.com<\/p>\n<p>Granite State News<br \/>\nwww.granitestatenews.com<\/p>\n<p>The Meredith News<br \/>\nwww.meredithnhnews.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our friends in Moultonboro are having some difficulty with the public library there. The LAKES REGION TEA PARTY is embroiled in a dispute with the Moultonboro Public Library. The library instituted a policy that says the LRTP can&#8217;t use their meeting room if LRTP wants a political candidate to come there and answer questions. 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