[Daveinyork]

Sore/Loserman strikes again.

[wideawake]

So it is illegal now in the United States to display a picture of the President of the United States on public property?

[AgThorn]

unbelievable ....

[BJungNan]

Fax him a portrait of Bush. This one prints out nicely on one page. Fax number is for the city office.

Here is a direct link to the phone if you can print from your browser

Bush Portrait Here

[BJungNan]

Oops! Correction:

Here is a direct link to the photo if you want to print from your browser.

I wrote
Here is a direct link to the phone if you can print from your browser

[brightx]

BTTT

[Gabz]

The market is public property and displaying political paraphernalia, no matter what the intent, says Polite, is inappropriate and divisive.

All well and good, Mr. Mayor........but since when is a photograph of the sitting President of the United States "political paraphernalia"??????

I'm sure there are plenty of portraits of Presidents in numerous public properties. What no picture of the President in City Hall? shame.

[Dat Mon]

"The standholder has refused to do so, prompting Polite to say he will ask City Council to change the law so all political items would be banned in public places."

Polite is effectively advocating the banning of campaign ads during an election campaign.

Blatantly unconstitutional. Any elected official who advocates overturning the constitution should be impeached or recalled, possibly jailed.

[Fiddlstix]

Speechless.......

[tx_eggman]

Already posted

Link Here

[raivyn]

"The market is public property and displaying political paraphernalia, no matter what the intent, says Polite, is inappropriate and divisive."

Oh for the love of Pete! Political paraphernalia?? I guess we should start yanking pictures of former Presidents displayed within "public property"...

[CriticalJ]

I swear. The more I read about stuff like this, the more it seems like the dims are portraying the Soviet Unions sensorship policies.

Does anyone in their party realize the hypocracy and danger of their sensorship policies.

[spinestein]

" ...prompting Polite to say he will ask City Council to change the law so all political items would be banned in public places. ... Polite says he had received complaints from constituents who thought the photos were inappropriate, especially after the presidential election. The market is public property and displaying political paraphernalia, no matter what the intent, says Polite, is inappropriate and divisive. "There should be rules," Polite says. "

I) Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or the press...

This is located in "The Bill of Rights" in the First Amendment to "The Constitution", Mr. Polite. It is why you, as a government legislator, are NOT ALLOWED to stop citizens from expressing their ideas and opinions whether by spoken word or on paper.

If, Councilman Polite, you insist on carrying out your threat to make this illegal, don't be surprised if you are not able to finish out your elected term. Freedom of speech is not something most Americans are happy to have taken away from them by some overzealous lawmaker.

[rawhide]

'The market is public property and displaying political paraphernalia, no matter what the intent, says Polite, is inappropriate and divisive.'

So does this guy want to do away with campaign signs also, if they are on public property? They also can be considered divisive! What about when you go to the federal courthouse and you see Bush's picture posted there? You can really carry this too far. And do not even think about posting this guy's picture, that would divisive to me! This guy a is a real horse's behind!

[gakrak]

Does this guy "Polite" now what he sounds and looks like?
No wonder these clowns lost. I think this guy must have the IQ of a carrot.

[Publius6961]

The standholder has refused to do so, prompting Polite to say he will ask City Council to change the law so all political items would be banned in public places.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but specifically in public places, doesn't the First Amendment address precisely this sort of public expression?

What kind of a public moron would not know that?

[gakrak]

Does this guy "Polite" know what he sounds and looks like?
No wonder these clowns lost. I think this guy must have the IQ of a carrot.

Correction: know not now. sorry