> two lunatics, who, having nothing better to do, would show up to every single one of them It's nice to know that the Pawnee Town Hall meetings from Parks & R

> two lunatics, who, having nothing better to do, would show up to every single one of them It's nice to know that the Pawnee Town Hall meetings from Parks & Recreation have some basis in real life. Then again, I should know this. A couple of years ago, I went to a Rockwall, TX city council meeting to protest a transphobic bathroom bill the mayor proposed. Lots and lots and lots of people spoke. It was the Pawnee Town Hall come to life. The people for the bathroom bill included a good many people who were just plain off their rocker, including one person who was claiming that Target sells sex toys on the shelves in the children's section. Tinfoil hats and conspiracy theories galore. The people against the bathroom bill included real-life versions of both Ron Swanson and Leslie Knope. And the mayor was Jim Jamm. There were multiple Ron Swansons on the city council, though. It ended up with not a single councilmember even seconding the mayor's proposal.