[DAnconia55]

Are you willing to take the consequences of defying a Fire Chief? Are you willing to respect the Constitutional authority of the district attorney, the judge and jury who will decide whether or not you are guilty of breaking the law that is on the books if you choose to break the law against interfering with the fire department's duties? True believers of the Constitution respect the law, and are willing to take the consequences when they choose to break it.

Yes. No. And Incorrect.

We have a duty to disregard law that violates our Rights, or the Constitution.

[wimpycat]

We have a duty to disregard law that violates our Rights, or the Constitution.

And just who determines what laws violate our rights? The Constitutional process, not Joe Schmoe waving a gun at the Fire Chief. Of course, if you choose to disregard the law, as a respecter of the Constitution, you will, I'm sure, show up for your trial, assuming you posted bail, where you have the right to confront the witnesses against you, etc. That's the remedy mandated by the Constitution to resolve disputes of this nature.

BTW, do you pay all your taxes and parking tickets and the like? Or did you decide they were un-Constitutional?

[RGSpincich]

We have a duty to disregard law that violates our Rights, or the Constitution.

Common sense is supposed to work in concert with our Constitutional rights. The firefighters are responsible for the fire safety of the community in the immediate area of this guy's house where a chimney fire has occurred. It is their obligation and duty to survey the situation and render further assistance or deem the situation as being safe. The surrounding homes are directly affected by what results from Arford's chimney fire. The firefighters would be derilict to accept the opinion of a budget analyst as the final word with regard to firefighting matters. The neighbors probably appreciate the diligence of the firefighters.