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You think they would have changed their tune without national attention? Doubtful...
This was grounds for violent response, the type where you explain to the people: “They needed a beating...”
Velkom to the Peoples Republic of Portland
Pray for America
The same type of bureaucrats will soon be making decisions about our healthcare.
Most positive news I've heard in a long time in this country.
Notice how there are no Democratic or Republican labels in front of their names as there would be if these idiots were Republicans.
“Cogen said the inspectors were “following the rule book,”
This is what is so moronic: the “lawmakers” apparently were too stupid to realize that regulating lemonade stands was a bad idea, hence the “regulators” had to make things right by using “discretion” in enforcing the law.
But, of course, with discretion comes lots of potential for abuse of power, e.g., lemonade stands in Republican families are enforced “by the book” while other favored groups escape scrutiny. It converts the rule of law to the rule of men—exactly what the Founders were trying to avoid in a world where power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
“Professional discretion”? Try “common sense.”. A commodity apparently in short supply in the Land of the Bureaucrats.
Always stop at a lemonade stand when you see one...I love the look in a child’s eyes when you give them money. Reminds me of when Dagney in “Atlas Shrugged” gets paid for the first time in Galts Gulch.
You would be surprised at the amount of people who were all in favor of this action on the 7 yo on another thread yesterday. I couldn’t believe it and chalked it up to DU trolls hanging out on FR.
Revenue tickets. Next time hire some illegal immigrants to sell your lemonade. No prosecution will come down.
"We're sorry this got press..."
County appologizes, but city commissioner said she thought they were right to shut down the stand.
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“City Commissioner Amanda Fritz said she and Mayor Sam Adams will present a plan for Last Thursday in the next two weeks. She declined to discuss details, though she noted that vendors at Last Thursday don’t pay vendor fees, which she said is “different from any other street fair” in Portland.”
“She added she believes the health inspectors were right to shut down the lemonade stand.”
“When you’ve got 15,000 people, it’s no longer a neighborhood event, it’s a regional event,” she said. “The county has the responsibility to fairly enforce the rules on permits and food handlers’ permits.”
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What a dipstick. But remember where this is happening.