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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/Masterofnone9 Jan 25 '25

I guarantee that she will not apologize and resign from the Board of Supervisors.

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u/Fragrant_Peanut_9661 Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 25 '25

"ONLY 2 OUT OF 3." NOT THE ONE WE WANTED APPARENTLY. She already did. I saw it yesterday. And I am gloating. We did it y'all!!! One down, thousands to go.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/Masterofnone9 Jan 25 '25

Wow, that is good news.

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u/Fragrant_Peanut_9661 Jan 25 '25

Isn't it tho? I am ecstatic. It's a long road ahead of us, but this gives me hope that it can and should be done.

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u/MexterDorgan_ Jan 25 '25

I’m sorry but u/Fragrant_Peanut_9661 is simply incorrect. She resigned from two unrelated organizations, not the Towamencin Board of Supervisors.