Horrible
NES Member
If what you are referring to is that NRs/non-TMMs had to sit in a separate area, then you are unaware that the LAW requires them to be separated to prevent a vote count to include those that are NOT ENTITLED legally to vote.
Our open town meeting cordons off a separate area for "non voters" (who might be residents or not, but aren't registered to vote in the town), and standing votes are done frequently.
Whether you had 80 NES'rs there or 180 wouldn't make any difference to those entitled to vote, especially if they were non-residents. What was needed was for residents to reach out to their TMMs representing them and explain what this was all about and how they expected the TMM to vote. It's a tough task but the only way to prevent what happened last night at the local level.
Watch to see what GOAL does with the info about what happened here and is happening elsewhere. If they are smart, they will use it to advantage to move the state preemption bill into law.
Wasn't referring to the separation of TMMs versus the citizens at all. Not sure how you gleamed that from my comments.
Anyhow, I agree with your sentiment about the turnout. If we 500 on our side it wouldn't have made a difference. Discussion was shut down a little over 2 hours in with several Pro-2A folks in line to speak.