I can hardly think of speech more protected then political speech.
Unless it is religious speech.
If I was in Amsterdam, NY (I pass by it all the time on the NY Thruway), I would stop and celebrate! TRUMP 2024!!!!
There are many legitimate instances of city or state ordinances restricting, to some extent, freedom of speech. However, the most protected form of speech, under the founding principles of our nation and repeatedly held by the United States Supreme Court, is political speech.
He should start a Gofundme page to raise the money to just keep paying the fines.
I hope he has a plan because he should have been prepared for this being inside of a municipality. The city sign rules are nuts and can be interpreted and enforced any way the officials want. Google street maps shows a similarly-sized sign in the same place that says “FOWNES” so something legal has been there before.
He covered it up after the last threat. From what I have read, he has 30 days from the issuing of the citation to obey or be fined. I’m thinking that on Oct. 7, the covering will be taken off the sign and he will be issued a new citation, which will be useless if he intends to take down the sign immediately after the election since 30 days won’t be up.
Unsurprisingly, the anti-free-speech mayor is a Democrat.
https://www.wamc.org/news/2023-11-07/cinquanti-notches-second-four-year-term-as-amsterdam-mayor
That building is an outstanding landmark. I passed through that town by train, car, and on foot in years past. Last time I was there I enquired about it. A local resident said it was abandoned, but they discovered someone growing reefer inside. The plant light at night gave it away.
Why anyone would open a business in NYS is beyond me.
Another big sign below that one: These ELECTED people are ordering this Trump sign removal: name names.
Massive ‘Vote for Trump’ sign will be lit up in upstate NY following last-minute court victory.
here’s the NY Post article: Massive, 100-foot ‘Vote for Trump’ sign will be lit up in upstate NY following last-minute court victory
https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/us-news/massive-vote-for-trump-sign-will-be-lit-up-in-upstate-ny-following-last-minute-court-victory/
