Lake County, FL, Commission Meeting
1 February 2022
Choice Edwards (269 words)

We indeed are the United States of America, a nation under a flag of very diverse people... under our constitution with the yet to be realized promise of liberty and justice for all our citizens.

We are free to believe, absent facts, in anything our minds can conjure up. We are fortunate that no one may dictate what we believe; and most especially that no agent of the government can dictate what we believe, absent truth and fact, and often in spite of truth or fact, about our religious beliefs or non beliefs.

I believe you, the members of the Lake County Board of Commissioners, take your responsibilities to your constituents to heart and intellect...and render what in your collective minds is the best for the people of Lake County. And for that we are very grateful and appreciative of your time and commitment.

I wish you well in your deliberations and wish you wisdom, light, life, love, peace, power, prosperity, passion, poise, beauty, joy, health, wealth, romance and all the fun and excitement you can handle, for if you ain't laughing, you ain't living.

Although short in days, February is long in its recognition of love and the rich history of Americans of African descent. Let us push out hate and division with love..., honesty..., justice... and peace.

The light of honesty surrounds you, the love of justice enfolds you, the presence of peace watches over you and the power of good protects you,

On behalf of the Central Florida Freethought Community, assuming compliance with the Constitution, I thank you.

I leave you to do the county's business.