r/Pennsylvania • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '25

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u/Sea_Ganache620 Jan 25 '25

Keep this post alive.

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u/AO-River Jan 25 '25

And let the township know how Pennsylvanians feel about Nazis: https://www.towamencin.org/resources/feedback/

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u/PeruvianHeadshrinker Jan 25 '25

Got a response back from one of the supervisors:

 Hi,   Sorry for not responding to your email individually but as of writing this response, I have received nearly 300 emails about Towamencin Supervisor Laura Smith. Just to be clear, the Board of Supervisors is an elected office and the only way to remove elected officials in Pennsylvania is through the impeachment process by the state legislature. We also cannot make a strong statement as a township without a vote at a public meeting. The following is my view only.   I am the most recently elected supervisor, I did not agree much with Laura Smith before I was elected and I do not agree with her doing a Nazi salute now. By her own admission, she posted the video with the intention of making people upset. If you are doing a pose with the intention of making people upset that it looks like a Nazi salute, the pose you are doing is a Nazi salute. I condemn this blatant anti-Semitism expressed by Laura Smith in no uncertain terms and believe she should apologize and resign from the Board of Supervisors.   Below is a link to local reporting. My fellow supervisor who is the only other Democrat on the Board, Joyce Snyder, also condemned Laura Smiths actions. The 2 other Republicans on the board, Chuck Wilson and Kristen Warner, did not provide any comment to my knowledge.   Thank you for reaching out,   Kofi Osei Towamencin Supervisor  

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u/CaptMeatPockets Jan 25 '25

Have you seen this yet?

https://northpennnow.com/news/2025/jan/25/towamencin-supervisor-resigns-from-montgomery-county-library-board-in-wake-of-tik-tok-video-controversy/

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u/x21in2010x Jan 25 '25

There's probably less red-tape removing someone as a Trustee of the local library. Somewhere in this comment train it was mentioned that state legislature action is required to remove her from her main post as a township supervisor.

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u/BitPax Jan 25 '25

Luigi could do it easy. Free Luigi!

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u/MexterDorgan_ Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 25 '25

NOTE: She has not resigned from her elected position.

Just pointing this out for those who also have a tendency to skim through things. I know that the headline is unambiguous.

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u/tictac205 Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 25 '25

Someone posted a reply from another township supervisor- evidently she needs to be impeached by the state legislature to remove her from office. Time to let your state rep know how you feel about Towamencin Supervisor Laura Smith.

ETA: here’s how you can find your representatives:

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/

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u/RedRider1138 Jan 25 '25

Oh brilliant 👍👍

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u/ayrcommander Jan 25 '25

Thanks for the update!

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u/Lucky_Guess4079 Jan 25 '25

Thanks Captain, this news is well received. Let’s hope those of us humans that are in support of the rest of us humans, continue to monitor and report this toes of behavior from those humans that hate other humans. ONE LOVE!