"So the next time you’re so inclined to disparage an entire community for voicing their opinions concerning the impact a government action might have on the future of their health, their livelihoods, their security, and their property, perhaps you should ask yourself whether you’re doing so for the common good, or just for your own self-serving interests."

Voice your opinions all you want.  You are doing so for your own self-serving interests instead of the "common good."  A twenty-six year Navy veteran should know this.  The big question is, when and if the Federal Government DOES make a decision that you don't like what are you going to do then?