WADESBORO, N.C. — A Wadesboro Town Council member responded to a vote to censure him Monday evening.
Chipper Long told Channel 9’s Gina Esposito his fellow council members voted 4-0 to censure him on May 5.
Long left that meeting early and said he hadn’t been going to the closed session meetings for a month because he felt bullied.
Channel 9 learned the vote took place when the council went back into public session, according to a letter from the town attorney.
The letter said the “public censure was based on what the council has determined to be inappropriate posts on social media.”
It did not specify which posts.
Long is very active on his personal Facebook account, often posting about LGBTQ rights, Jesus, basset hounds, and local news.
During the meeting, Long said a vote to silence him on social media violates his First Amendment rights.
“My censure is based mostly on my personal opinions, I believe are warranted and protected by free speech, and representing the people that put me in this seat,” Long explained.
However, some members voiced that they stand by the vote to censure long.
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