In a recent GASC meeting, an assembly member stated it was not a First Amendment issue when the mayor gaveled a citizen prior to making critical statements of another member.  And in a Feb. 8 LTE the member stated, “assembly meetings are business meetings,” and the podium at the Assembly Chambers “serves citizens who address the assembly on matters germane to the business at hand…”.  Based on a myriad of Supreme Court cases, I disagree.