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still to be worked out. There’s nothing more to add. I’m saying that just because I had <br />thought this morning, oh, should I just let this go, but I’m here just really on principle. <br />Thank you. <br /> <br />MR. BALSIS: Thank you. Are there any other questions? <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: Yes, I’d like to ask you a few questions, first of all. Is your counsel <br />going to be here today? <br /> <br />MS. HUNT: She is busy. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: What I want to know is, my feeling is there’s a problem with this whole <br />concept that you brought forward. All members of the—employees of the County—have a <br />First Amendment right. <br /> <br />MS. HUNT: Right. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: The First Amendment right is there’s a freedom of speech. You <br />understand that? <br /> <br />MS. HUNT: Right. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: ________ understand that one. <br /> <br />MS. HUNT: Of course. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: But you understand the corollary to freedom to speak is freedom not to <br />speak. Do you understand that? If you have a freedom to speak, you also have a <br />freedom not to speak. Is that correct? <br /> <br />MS. HUNT: That’s correct. That’s correct, but I also want to point out that when you’re <br />in a position of authority and when you’re running the legislative branch of government, <br />or at least like dealing in the legislative branch of government, which is the people’s <br />branch, in my opinion you have greater responsibility than say the council services <br />supervisor-- <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: --No, wait a minute— <br /> <br />MS. HUNT: --There has to be a go-to person when you’re dealing with stuff like this. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: Yeah, but I didn’t ask you that. I asked you did you understand there <br />is freedom not to speak in the constitution. And you’re saying— <br /> <br />MS. HUNT: --There’s a Fifth Amend—you can plead to the Fifth Amendment. <br /> <br />MR. HENRICKS: First Amendment. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />