Roseland cracks down on zoning laws(private property right?What private property rights?)

www.southbendtribune.com ^ | 5 16 05 | NANCY J. SULOK

[freepatriot32]

congradulations on your succesful escape from kalifornastan unfortunatly it looks like they have annexed indiana and they have complety engulfed massachusetts and new york. so your escape may be a short lived victory.

[quietolong]

Along with:

>>>>> part-time Judge -- Vickie Bunnell, 44. Bunnell reportedly carried a handgun in her purse <<<<


All for me none for you

[quietolong]

>>> But they exist because of the complainers who want to dictate how everyone else live. <<<<

And then these people “want to get from it all” move out to the country and do the same thing.

[nathanbedford]

Well, I am no longer middle aged unless you reckon life expectancy at about one hundred thirty.

I am an optimistic investor, philosopher, Christian but as a paleo-conservative I cannot see how our fundamental precepts can survive in a welter of shifting realities. Constitutional conservatism? It fiscal component is long dead and we as conservatives count ourselves triumphant if we can hook a rider to federal health funding which does not also fund abortion but we do not seek to stand athwart history and scream "stop" to federal health care funding, education funding, or old age funding. We fight no longer for fiscal conservatism any more than we fight for states rights. We will inexorably lose the battle for property rights against the crushing claims of the masses.

We preoccupy ourselves with fights on the cultural issues, like sodomy, and if we win one, we think the secular trend of history is running our way.

If the constitution is not important enough for us to make our stand upon in some areas, how can we invoke it in others? Eventually, this schizophrenia will wrench the conservative movement asunder.

If this be pessimism, make the most of it and thanks for the kind words.

[jackbob]

...Orrrrr...Taking the same money on inspectors and courts and resources, and just FIXING the properties via grants? Instead of a code enforcement ticketer, hire a code enforcement FIXER.

Sounds like even more socialism. It is definitely a lot more expensive to provide grants for fixing private properties that do not measure up to code requirements. Provide that kind of handout, and people will be lining up to turn themselves in as code violators.

[jackbob]

Most of the problems you refer to in #36 and 37 are not so much problems of over population as you imply. Almost everyone of those problems are a direct result of people demanding government services from a government desiring to provide services. We have an academic problem that is not going to go away or even be reduced by limiting immigrants.

The army of looters crossing our border every day to join American citizens in grabbing up all the free give aways are invaders, not immigrants. So also are the American people themselves invaders when they demand services from government that goes beyond matters of justice and protection from invaders.

Immigrants on the other hand, are those who come to America to work, be they legal or illegal. They are not invaders. In a free society, any individual person is free to contract for work with whoever they choose without having to ask for permission from the government first. Thus if a small farmer wants to purchase labor from a foreigner, its his business and not yours, or mine.

Among the problem causing services that government provides are zoning laws. While the article focused on zoning at its worst, zoning at its best is actually a much more serious problem causing agent. And it costs the American economy much more every year than all the looting being done by foreign invaders. Just the damage to our youth alone, surpasses any damage by foreigners.

[longtermmemmory]

not always. But to do bare minimum repairs for the cash poor but house rich is not unheard of. Local cities here in south fl have programs to provide free paint to people with financial need. The color choices are limited but it beats the alternative.

Few take advantage of it.

[jackbob]

The issue you replied to had to do with an "extra $20,000" to "put in driveways and fix their sagging roofs...," which is hardly "bare minimum repairs" as you imply. Your now revised proposal to "provide free paint to people with financial need," has nothing to do with anything mentioned in the article or thread. Homes needing "paint" were not even mentioned as a code violation.

Furthermore, if a person can not afford needed paint for their home, time for a new loan from the bank. If they can't get it, time to sell. Such people are no more worthy of charity than any other needy people, especially when paid for by government out of the taxpayers pocket. Are you a socialist democrat?

[mongrel]

Thought you might be interested in this. Roseland's in the news again. The town has four lawsuits against, Mr. Snyder and his wife are the majority on a 3 member town council, and he's threatened jail time for someone who put up a protest sign. The more you dig, the worse it sounds.

http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:S7_fLcUBEi0J:www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2005/07/27/local.20050727-sbt-LOCL-B1-Latest_Roseland.sto+site:southbendtribune.com&hl=en&lr=lang_en

[freebilly]

I recently moved to Clearlake, CA. Apparently the Police Chief is responsible for code enforcement here. He's been citing properties for non-operational cars in the yards, debris, etc. When the owners can't pay the substantial fines they are forced to sell and guess who buys the property? The Police Chief's wife who's in the real estate business.