Ostriches & Their Queen

Queen Diana the ostrich herder.

Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? After the last Mayor's forum (see the notes at Maplewood Voices), apparently the moniker fits.

At the same time that her minions fight like heck to keep their heads buried in the sand when it comes such new-fangled things such as voice recording, the Queen is busy making up constitutional law.


While I have not met Ms. Flister, I could imagine scenarios where the recording of the meetings could be a nuisance, especially if they have not been recorded before. However, I do not understand what these people are afraid of? I challenge any of the ostriches to pull their heads out of the sand long enough to put in a data practices act and listen to the recording yourself. Then and only then can you try to tell us that Ms. Flister alters the recording in any way. Of course, someone else will have to relay this challenge to the ostriches as I am sure they are completely terrified of something as scary as the Internet.

One person that could relay the challenge is the Queen of the ostriches. That being Queen Diana. And what is it that makes her Queen? She not only shepherds the ostriches by helping them to keep their heads buried and keeps them safe from bad people like Ms. Flister and Mr. Nephew, but she is so much more powerful than just that.

In fact, Queen Diana is so powerful that constitutional rights do not apply to her. It seems fairly clear from the city attorney (whom the Queen herself helped hire) that Ms. Flister has every right to record the meetings. In fact, Ms. Flister apparently was kind enough to relent a bit by turning off the recorder at various times. However, that was not enough. The ostriches, er people, were still uncomfortable. Perhaps they were afraid that somehow, their heads would become exposed. The Queen would have none of that, regardless of the constitutional rights that were at stake. What Queen Diana wants, she gets. Especially when it comes to the comforts of her herd...