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Palm Bay council meeting dominated by public outcry over council member's remarks about Muslims; calls for accountability
Summary
Dozens of residents at the Feb. 6 Palm Bay City Council meeting denounced recent comments by Councilman Chandler Langevin they described as anti-Muslim and called for apologies, ethics investigations and consequences. The mayor and other council members publicly addressed the controversy and defended religious freedom.
Dozens of residents denounced remarks they said were made by Councilman Chandler Langevin and urged the Palm Bay City Council to hold him accountable at a sometimes emotional public-comment period on Feb. 6.
Multiple speakers described comments they said had suggested Muslims do not belong in the United States and noted statements advocating military action abroad. "Council Langevin, your incendiary comments shunning Muslim Americans and advocating for bombing Lebanon ... is unjustifiable and blatantly un-American," said Kelly Colamberte, a student and resident who asked for an apology from the council member. Other speakers invoked local Muslim community…
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