Mayor, faced with motion, 2nd, didn't call for discussion, lets hate speech continue

DUMBFOUNDED: Mayor Callaghan had a motion and a second to stop Deputy Mayor Pete Lachapelle's public censure of four city councilors, but said nothing and did nothing but ask him to continue. (City of Rochester video screen capture)

Yes, there is a cancer in Rochester's City Council.
But it's not among the four singled out on Tuesday.
It's among the city's not-to-be-trusted leadership, namely hizzoner, Paul Callaghan, deputy hizzoner/henchman Pete Lachapelle and consigliere Terence O'Rourke, who suddenly through an "investigation" learned that The Rochester Voice and its publisher, Harrison Thorp, are not citizens of New Hampshire and therefore not due receivership of public documents..
So we can give free upscale hotel rooms, food, housing assistance and health care to millions of illegal aliens, but we can't give The Rochester Voice access to government documents as required by state law.
Channeling a iconic "Seinfeld" episode, this is, indeed, "bizzaro."
While you're trying to digest that, pull up the City Council Workshop recording here and go to 1:24:30 on the tape, where you'll hear Lachapelle excoriate the three city councilors who voted against the removal of City Councilor Chris Rice and another, Steven Beaudoin, who posted on social media that he lamented his voting for Rice's removal.
Lachapelle, in fact, violated the city's recently approved Code of Ethics by not having a private meeting with each of the three who voted against Rice's removal - Tim Fontneau, Dana Berlin and Laura Hainey - before his vicious tirade against them.
But what is even more stunning than Lachapelle's unprecedented attacks on his fellow council members is hizzoner's ignoring parliamentary procedure by refusing to allow discussion on a motion made by Beaudoin to halt Lachapelle's hateful comments.
Go to the 1:31:30 mark of the workshop and watch as Berlin seconds Beaudoin's motion to stop Lachapelle's hate speech. Normally when someone seconds a motion, the mayor will announce "discussion" where the merits on the motion are discussed by councilors. But in this case the mayor is somehow speechless. He looks to the left and back to the right, but says nothing.
A few moments later, Lachapelle says, "Shall I continue, mayor?"
"Yes," Callaghan says.
Meanwhile, O'Rourke and the city continue to be in violation of the Right to Know Law, according to a footnote in a memorandum written by former New Hampshire AG Joe Foster in 2015, saying, "RSA 91-A:4, I, refers to 'citizens,' but the Right-to-Know law does not define this term, and uses it nowhere else. Instead, the statute emphasizes accountability to 'the people,' accessibility to the 'public,' and the goals of a 'democratic society.' An agency should not, therefore, require persons requesting access to public documents to demonstrate that they are citizens of either New Hampshire or the United States."
What has happened in recent weeks to members of the City Council, The Rochester Voice and those who dare disagree with city policies is truly chilling to say the least.
Lachapelle ended his speech by saying the people of Rochester don't like negativity on the City Council or at the podium (public comment).
What the hell does that mean, Pete, after you publicly bash more than a quarter of the City Council in 15 minutes of hate speech? There's a cancer on the council, alright? Look in the mirror. Maybe you're the cancer and not the cure.
Lastly, know that Callaghan and Lachapelle carefully crafted how this outrageous attack on fellow councilors would go down.
No doubt ... and no shame on the part of the perpetrators of this outrage!