Posted on 09/21/2017 5:39:27 AM PDT by Puppage
A Rockland, Maine, woman says she would rather go to jail than take down her pro-Donald Trump signs.
Susan Reitman has hung two banners on her front gate: One that says "I love Trump" and another that says "He Won, Get over it."
She received a notice from the citys code enforcement office a few days ago, asking her to take them down.
"I was shocked," she said. "This is my freedom of speech. People have a right to voice their opinion."
Assistant Code Officer Bill Butler said another Rockland resident complained about the signs' size. The city ordinance states residential signs can be no larger than 2 square feet.
Reitmans signs are a little larger than 3 feet by 2 feet.
"Theyre well over the limit," Butler said.
He said residents need to apply for permits to display signs like that. They are able to follow an appeals process if their permits are denied.
Reitman said she wasnt aware of the ordinance and feels it should be changed to allow for this kind of political speech.
She has until Friday to remove the banners, or else face a fine between $100-$1,000 a day.
Reitman has no plans to pay fines or remove signs.
"If I have to sit in jail for the rest of eternity, thats my choice," she said. "I guess Im being stubborn ... but Im not going to back down from what I believe."
Correct math. What is amazing is the 2 sq. ft. limit. That is about the size a standard “FOR SALE” sign.
It's way beyond time to take to the streets and hang a big bunch of politicians and judges... Especially the judges.!! They're completely destroying our constitution and we do nothing about it.... Oh sure, we go to the poles and vote... We vote for the choices they give us, which is no choice at all.. Look what has happened when we voted for Trump.. Absolute pandemonium in Washington..!!!
The stinking politicians (lawyers) completely ignore the majority of the American people, and we conservatives ARE the majority of the people... But they know us, love your neighbor and all that kind of stuff... We don't want to hurt anybody.... We are just going to wait and wait until it becomes far to late to save our country from an all out civil war where millions will die in the streets... Oh we'll win, I have no doubt about that... But, wouldn't be so much easier if we just put a stop to all this communist bullshit right now.?? The only reason I can think of is, at this point in time, We just don't have the necessary stones to do so...
Sorry for the rant... :(
Her political signs are still topical and relevant, since challenges and attacks on the president's election victory persist...
Yes you can.
Just talk to the Pacific Legal Foundation about that (Constitutional Property Rights).
I would hated to have gone 6 months at 10 grand a day only to lose the case. My inept engineer had assured my I could fill in up to 10% of a swamp and the State of Florida would allow it. Unfortunately, the EPA had different rules. I dug it back out.
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