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First Amendment also takes a back seat in Gould, Arkansas

Recently Earnest Nash, the mayor of Gould, Arkansas and city council of the tiny town of 850 residents have been waging a battle of Constitutional proportions. The council has issued an ordinance banning all public and private meetings discussing any city matters within city limits without its approval. The vaguely worded Ordinance No. 062011-5 would even prohibit such discussions around the dinner table in private homes.

Nash is a member of the Gould Citizens Advisory Council, which the council has banned from doing business within the city limits.

“This is America and even though this is Gould, Arkansas, this is still part of America. And in America, you can’t just vote and violate people’s constitutional rights,â€