WEST BRATTLEBORO — Kudos to Leo Schiff in his Reformer letter for not only pointing out the pain of sitting through Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting but also for coming up with creative ideas for lightening it up.
I couldn't agree more with his critique or his ideas.
Additionally, I find myself making less well thought out, less logical decisions as the meeting drags on, or even tuning out entirely.
Toward the end, I sometimes vote neither “yea” nor “nay,” as my mind can't process any more nuanced thinking - including on items that deserve just such attention.
As important as I think this democratic institution is, and not disputing that everyone does have the right to speak, I have begun to question whether to keep participating in future years.
Maybe it's just some of us who are not cut out for the long-winded format.
Or maybe it's many of us.