"I'm sure that some people said to them, 'What can your puny company do against the British Empire?' But they went anyway. I suggest to you that this is our time to stand up," Margolis said during the meeting. "We need to protect democracy from the greatest threat it has faced since the Civil War. Are we going to sit here silenced, or will we stand up?"
"is not directly relevant to the affairs of the Town of Brookline, nor is there any likelihood that expressing such an opinion will influence change,"
"unsoundness of mind"
Brookline Town Meeting approved Article 19 calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office by a 141-27-20 vote. The resolution cited increasingly frequent and serious violations of the Constitution, including the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics director and the Defense Intelligence Agency general after disagreements with the president. The resolution criticized tariffs and the demeaning of close allies in personal terms unrelated to policy objectives. The resolution also raised concerns about Trump's mental fitness, noting errors about Alaska and failure to recognize the Finnish president. A motion to table the petition was rejected, and petitioners urged action to protect democracy.
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