That we can boycott it, but not stop people from the all surrounding areas to patronize it?
I don't see strip club zoning as any different than zoning that bans, say, a slaughter-house from residential areas. A community has the power to limit what types of businesses operate within the boundaries of that community.
MM:I don't see strip club zoning as any different than zoning that bans, say, a slaughter-house from residential areas. A community has the power to limit what types of businesses operate within the boundaries of that community.
On a practical level, "communities" can and do prohibit such businesses, and such prohibitions have been held to be legal.
We'll get far afield from the injustice department wasting resources on pornography if we go into land use issues. Suffice it to say I believe zoning is a bad thing. Fortunately Houston has none - land use is largely regulated by deed restrictions, which range from virtually no restrictions to very strict ones.
That we can boycott it, but not stop people from the all surrounding areas to patronize it?
Not at all... There's a difference. If you want to stop a business from opening, then work within your community government to change the zoning laws, or place other business restrictions on the site. The key is that the power should be left to the locals in this case.
On the other hand, are you sure that you want your neighbors deciding what you can and can't do in the privacy of your own home?
Mark