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Would it be OK with you if your neighbor parked 50 cars in his yard and started selling them? And had those cool multicolored pennants hanging from the lights that he leaves on all night? And the blow up gorilla on his roof?

I'd prefer him to you any day of the week. In fact one of my neighbors repairs tractors and four wheelers. His yard is full of them. He minds his own business and I mind mine. I can't tell you how happy I am that I was blessed with him and not you.

I can't tell you how happy I am that I was blessed with him and not you.

I ask a question and all of a sudden I turn from someone who is a very conservative all around nice guy to some kind of property grabbing obamaite. That's a bit of a jump since you have no idea what kind of neighbor I am. I'm the guy who blows the snow off about a dozen sidewalks, does the driveways of the old people so they can get their cars out. I'm the guy who helps the neighbor put in his drywall and who lets them borrow tools. I'm the guy who shows people how to do things they didn't know how to do. But I'm not going to make a lot of noise and keep you awake because I want a party that goes until 6 am. I'm not going to park my car across your driveway.

I'm just trying to have a conversation with people to understand their thinking and to try to find out if they REALLY believe a person should be able to do anything they want with their property. I guess from the angry reactions I and others are getting, you know deep down that the answer is that society should be able to regulate zoning in crowded areas. That's WHY you need a license to operate a business and you know it's OK to require that. If you live out in the middle of nowhere, then things might be different.

My neighborhood has seen a large increase in Section 8 type folks recently. Not everyone is able to deal with their rudeness and stupidity by confronting them. They don't want to get beat up or shot over a small matter.

That's why folks many years ago set up some rules for rude and stupid people and hired cops to enforce them. The little old lady doesn't want to get beat up or shot when she asked the a-hole to not to play his rap music loud all day, to let his dog bark all day and crap on his sidewalk without cleaning it up. Are the rules set up to prevent these behaviors a major infringement on that jerk's property rights? I bet even the founding fathers wouldn't have a problem with them.