A community wants to impose a penalty for eye rolling at a meeting. An American community.
More absurd still, they’ve asked their city attorney to research the matter. Among the books they’ve asked him to consult is Roberts Rules of Order. It’s a venerable guide, but imagine someone so clueless that he’d use it as one of several bases for a criminal charge (albeit a misdemeanor).
Hey citizen, you’ve broken the rules of decorum because you’ve rolled your eyes, and that’s not permitted in a procedural handbook.
Why not just look through Emily Post?
It’s a deep recession for millions, but at least the Elmhurst city attorney’s getting work from the city. Don’t let him go hungry: Ask him how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
(In fairness, even he seems embarrassed by the city’s research request, as one can infer from the original news account.)