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Response to Rudy Garcia

Posted 4/6/24

Dear Editor,

Rudy, I definitely don't want to get into a flame war regarding the First Amendment and I certainly apologize if you felt insulted by what I said.

I do feel it's inappropriate to

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Response to Rudy Garcia

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Dear Editor,

Rudy, I definitely don't want to get into a flame war regarding the First Amendment and I certainly apologize if you felt insulted by what I said.

I do feel it's inappropriate to wear overtly political attire in a neutral deliberative space like the County Courthouse. When I worked for the US Senate in DC it was a given that you didn't wear partisan attire in government buildings. In my mind it’s as much a matter of courtesy as anything else.

Eric Douglas, Gilpin County