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Follow up speech given on Nov. 16, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the fifteenth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. After months of asking city officials to address what happened to my family, finally told the world how the city threatened to take our children because we have...

Follow up speech given on October 19, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the fourteenth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Talked about a rooster named "Nugget" and how he got the "No bell peace prize" and the coveted "Pullet surprise." Explained that it is because Darline...

Follow up speech given on October 5, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the thirteenth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Explained how neighboring city council (Rockville) visited our home, liked what they saw, and proceeded to lift their ban on Chickens. My city council...

Follow up speech given on September 21, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the twelfth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Thanked the city council for their service to the community. Restated the history of Gaithersburg and Rockville and acknowledged that many citizens dislike...

Follow up speech given on May 18, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the eleventh time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Asked for the “cry wolf” and “eager beaver” law reforms. Restated the excuses for keeping the status quo. Claimed that we have forgotten what it means to pledge...

Follow up speech given on May 4, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the tenth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Asked for a permit to own roosters. This way we can test the waters before changing our ordinances. One of the Council Members broke radio silence and responded. My...

Follow up speech given on April 20, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the ninth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Explained "Inaction is action" and how being silent is agreeing of the status quo. Asked if a city should tell us what are "pets." Announced May 4th as International...

Follow up speech given on April 7, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the eighth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Explained "magical thinking" and how it relates to personal freedoms. Asked if a city should operate as a large HOA by passing laws to decide what is prim and proper...

Follow up speech given on March 16, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the seventh time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Presented evidence that it can be really hard to distinguish a rooster from a hen. My name is Aaron Rosenzweig. I live on 1 Thorburn Road. Today we pretend to...

Follow up speech given on March 2, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the sixth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Presented evidence that rooster collars are effective and humane. Four different doctors agree in writing that it is a good solution. My name is Aaron Rosenzweig...

Follow up speech given on Feb. 17, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. This is the fifth time asking for a lift of the rooster ban. Clarified false claims against Thorburn chickens. Community residents came to voice support of lifting rooster ban. Eight supporting opinions presented this night...

Follow up speech given on Feb. 2, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. Requested a compromise by giving our family a permit to obtain a rooster and then re-evaluate a year later to open to public hearing. This day Animal Control presented their research. Do you agree? Gaithersburg is a wonderful...

Follow up speech given on Jan. 20, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. A bit of serious humor in the form of the "I have a dream" speech of Dr. Martin Luther King. Yesterday was Jan. 19th - a day in which we honor the moral character of Dr. Martin Luther King and his dream. I have a dream...

Follow up speech given on Jan. 5, 2015 to Gaithersburg City Hall. On December 15th I asked if we could lift the rooster ban. Since that time I have heard no response. Tonight I’ve come to ask again. On the night of the 15th, we noted how important it is to help families move into...

Speech given on Dec. 15, 2014 to Gaithersburg City Hall. Roosters are wrongly discriminated against. Not only that, rooster bans encourage abuse of process. Now that we all know chickens are fun pets, lets stop the unjust ban of roosters. The rooster ban fails the “darn good reason” test...