You may not agree with the platoon of people collecting signatures across Michigan to force a recall election for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder. But I would think nearly everyone would agree they have to right get the signatures.
This is America, right?
In Genesee County, that right seems a little fuzzy. County officials recently confined signature gatherers to a small square in a 135-acre park in Fenton Township and barred any solicitation after 6 p.m.
I can certainly understand a private mall kicking a petitioner to the curb. But a taxpayer-funded public park?
We can always count on the American Civil Liberties to chime in on this kind of free-speech violation. This is no exception. The organization has filed a lawsuit against the Genesee County Parks Department to force it to end the practice.
