Counsel Corner
Should Sharon Town Meeting Address Matters of National Concern?
In this week's regular opinion column, Sharon resident Paul Izzo weighs in on discussions at the recent Special Town Meeting on Dec. 3.
In 2010, more than 2,000 Sharon residents defeated a proposed Charter that would have made structural changes to Town Meeting. The message was clear – voters trust Town Meeting attendees to make decisions about our Town that are in the best interest of the community. Recently, however, at Special Town Meeting on Monday, Dec. 3, residents departed from their usual role of addressing the fiscal and regulatory needs of the Town and, instead, weighed into a matter of national concern. At 10 p.m., less than 200 voters approved by a narrow voice vote an Article that called for a US Constitutional amendment that would (1) eliminate all Constitutional rights and privileges enjoyed by corporations, labor unions, non-profit organizations and other “…
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