CV Electioneering?

Hello Mr. and Mrs. Century Village and all our residents around the globe.

Happy Holidays to all Century Villagers

I hope that many of you are enjoying the good weather along with the pleasure of sharing your Thanksgiving with family and friends.  As always when families get together on occasions such as this. we reflect our changing world and give thanks for any blessings that we have received. 

Our Founding Fathers, insisted that the ideas found in the First Amendment must be included in the Constitution before the document could be ratified and approved.  The First Amendment is the foundation stone that makes our nation great.

The First Amendment protects Freedom of Speech and Assembly.  Thus, it allows those in our society that express unpopular ideas or solutions to problems that those in power reject.  The First Amendment  allows protect and encourages groups to speak and assemble.  During the Revolutionary Period towards the end of the 18^th Century a quote attributed to Voltaire stated: "I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."?

Voltaire's words in the Essay on Tolerance — "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too."  Great idea!  But not for Century Village.  UCO and WPRF have chosen, without consent by our Delegate Assembly, to shut down and prevent any person or group to exercise their First Amendment rights of Free Speech and Assembly in OUR CLUB HOUSE AND POOL AREAS. 

How abominably unjust this policy is.

The only conclusion I can draw from this decision is that the current UCO administration wants to stem the avalanche of criticism that has begun to be generated against them.  

In March of 2016 Century Village will be voting for a new President, Vice-President and Executive Board members.  There is no doubt, based on the track record of the  lack of accomplishment by the current UCO administration, that Villagers want a change.  If the current administration can’t stand the heat of criticism then they should finish up their term and get out, rather than implementing biased rules that limit honest electioneering in Century Village.

Is this the world we have created here in Century Village?  When a small group of elected officials are more concerned about their positions than the rights of Freedom of Speech and Assembly then we must demand change. What we must do is knock them off their ponies and open the door to their stalls and let some fresh air in.

I urge all concerned Villagers to support the cause for an “Even Playing Field.”  Open up the club house and pool areas for campaigning.  Advertise to all Associations to encourage candidates to speak to their respective associations and finally provide a time and venue for all candidates to meet and greet the voters in a face-to-face question and response dialogue. We do not want to be living in the land of the blind, where the person with one-eye is all seeing. Delegates I urge to accept no less.

When will the voters get a chance to meet the candidates? never. UCO elections well planned ha!ha! ha!