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  • wow that's so sad. They are so afraid of Ron Paul cause he speaks the truth.

  • The ordinance regulates temporary political signs. So make it permanent - problem solved.

  • This wan't an isolated case... but all problems were directed towards Ron Paul signs only.

  • This ridiculous drivel is exactly what Ron Paul stands against. Get government out to the lives of people and let the people live their lives without government on their backs. Freedom for the people! Wake up America. Vote Ron Paul 2012.

    P.S. I am Canadian. If you don't vote him in we are all doomed!

  • Sound works fine for me.

  • How convenient no SOUND.

  • so living in usa is no different than living in north korea.

  • Remove the town leaders and city Judge NOW! by order of incompetence and failure to obey the rights of private citizens and land owners dew to" inflicting measurable and incriminating violence to ones personal standing and beliefs. Deformation of character with unlawfully intent to discredit subjects belief. Forcing fraudulent documents by defrauding the justice system executing the law that was set into position by the state and unlawfully trespassing.

  • Exact reason why the Govt should not be in control our lives. Some asshat with a power issues is using the Govt. to abuse the people of that town. Live free or die... that is not freedom.

  • Welcome to New World Order, where they can tell you what you can and can not do, and you can't do shit about it.

  • That ordinance should only pertain to local elections and local candidates, not national elections.

  • This is total BS. I would CHALLENGE them to fine me. It would LOSE in US Supreme Court HANDS DOWN.

  • If you think communism only used to be in the former soviet union, you are very much mistaken. If you, Americans are under the impression that you live in the land of freedom and liberty, again, you are mistaken. Bush has/is turning your country into a fascist state. Just watch what will happen to you in 10 years, as the rest of the world advances economically, cos they are not spending BILLIONS of dollars to fund wars overseas. You guys are gonna starve, and I am sorry to have to say that!

  • @fprod007 I HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE THIS FOR YEARS. I AM CURRENTLY DOING RESEARCH ON A BOOK ON WHERE THE POLICE AND MILITARY WOULD STAND IF THE CONSTITUTION WAS SUSPENDED, MARTIAL LAW IMPOSED, AND THE POSSE COMITATUS ACT WAS VIOLATED GROSSLY, AGAINST THE WILL OF THE GOVERNORS. SOME POLICE WOULD NOT RESPOND OUT OF FEAR, SOME TOLD ME TO WALK, AND ONE AT WAL-MART THOUGHT I WAS A RADICAL. UPON TALKING TO HIM I EXPLAINED MY CONCERNS FOR THE US, WE SHOOK HANDS AND PARTED ON GOOD TERMS. TO BE CONT'D

  • @fprod007 PART 2: I TRULY FEEL SORRY FOR THE COPS, BECAUSE WITH THE TURBULENT POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE & REAL RADICALS OUT THERE, THE COPS LIVES ARE TRULY IN DANGER IF THE SHIT HITS THE FAN. I DO NOT FAULT HIM FOR QUESTIONING ME. HE WAS DOING HIS JOB. I EVEN ASKED HIM HOW I MIGHT APPROACH OTHER OFFICERS WITHOUT RAISING ALARMS. TRUTH BE TOLD, MANY PEOPLE IN THESE DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE POLICE STAND, POSSIBLY TO SILENCE, STIFLE, CHARACTER ASSASSINATE OR EVEN KILL THEM. GOD HELP US.

  • He should have put a McCain sign in place of it and see what they would have said.

    Check for a bias.

  • Voidka

    Better Cynthia McKinney's name on that trial sign, than John McBush's.

    JMHO

  • Paul's campaign printed and distributed the signs. Although Orr claims they didn't ask him to post it, it's reasonable to assume that the campaign expects the signs they give to supporters to be displayed.

    Not surprising that FOX couldn't figure this one out.

  • What are you talking about? Alot of Ron Paul supporters make their own signs.

  • Voidka, What am I talking about? Watch the video CLOSELY his time: At 1:56 is clearly says "Paid for by the Ron Paul 2008 Election Campaign".

    "Alot of Ron Paul supporters make their own signs. "

    That may be, but this guy didn't make this sign.

  • So what, he BOUGHT the sign, it's his property. I've bought the exact same signs FROM the Ron Paul 2008 campaign, & now they're my property & I'm free to display them on my property. But regardless, the first amendment to the constitution & the Florida state constitution obviously trump city ordinances.

  • Hold on! At 1:25 Orr says he paid for the sign and thus the ordinance doesn't apply to him. Bullshit! It is CLEARLY printed on the sign "Paid for by the Ron Paul...Campaign." If Ron Paul's campaign paid for the sign, then it sounds like the ordinance applies.

    Maybe he can paint Ron Paul 2008 on a piece of plywood and stick it in his yard. At that point no one can argue that it was paid for by Paul's campaign.

  • When is this country going to just plain and simply revolt?

  • WOW example of our American liberties and constitution getting taken away im glad he stood up though

  • Where the hell is the sound? I cant hear anything?

  • This all sounds good but the problem is this nuttless fellow TOOK HIS SIGN DOWN. He has already lost due to a fear of saggy balled city officials trying to tell everyone what to do on their own property. He should leave the sign up, post a no trepassing sign and deal with whatever comes. In any event, he is already beaten by taking his sign down. Another fine example of the "Land of the free and home of the BRAVE"...yeah right.

  • preach it Wolfy!!!!

  • why are the media/government employees(only following orders) against RON PAUL...THINK AMERICANS...why RON PAUL????? don't let them think for you...let YOU BE THE JUDGE OF YOUR OWN ACTIONS.

  • it's a JEB BUSH state...THINK!!

  • the city responsible obviously live in a FASCIST country..KEEP THE SIGN UP! there are no laws that you violate as long as it's on your property!!! know your law before they starting MAKING up fake laws to suit their own agendas!!! spread the word...

  • this sign violates no 'made up' law. keep it up and TAKE IT TO COURT! you will win but the most important thing is to let the AMERICAN public know of it. this goes against all things CONSTITUTIONAL..! it's extremely ANTI-AMERICAN. people watching this make sure to call the county & make sure they are all held accountable. spread the word...

  • This is no longer america when they tell us what we can and cant put in our own f*cking yards!!!!! Go RON PAUL woot

  • its jeb bush state so we left that state and went to maine to win that that state ,

  • Well, in that case I would vote for Ron Paul. Really, if it comes down to the two you mention, this is not a choice at all. Would you vote for Mao or Stalin? And how do you imagine Rudy could win the country when he can't win a single Repub primary?

  • I never understood campaign, protest, or picket signs. Have you ever driven by a sign and have a sudden burst of reversal on an issue or a candidate? So much more can be accomplished by a simple bit of direct advertising like a leaflet placed on an entryway. That particular method forces the, in this case, grave information to be in hands of the target: the uninformed citizen.

  • Incredible, you guys need to get some new elected officials in Florida, that's your private property!!!

  • Censoring Ron Paul? What? I can't imagine! This is getting to be a joke.

  • Every time they censor will just be another person in place in support of this nations constitution. One should not seek legal advice when the constitution explains it all in black and white. But then again a collective of thoughts is more stronger then one mind.

  • That's bullshit, just don't listen to them and call the ACLU!!!

    CALL THE ACLU - cause a problem, F' your members of the local government.

  • I'm getting a sign and I'm putting it in my yard.

  • dude in any other situtation i would say dont pay the 50 bucks...but in this case i'd pay it and put as many signs i can fit in the yard and on the house too. its for a good cause...look if you want i'll give you 10 bucks give me a call.

  • Wear shirts people. Wear Ron Paul shirts. Print them yourself to save money, Ron would want that. Go RON!

  • SUE!

  • Remove the town leaders at the next election or continue to suffer this illegal usurping of your rights. Sue these bastards. If you do nothing, your simply agreeing to the treatment and coercion. Scream!

  • When was Florida part of communist America?

  • Florida political system is full of geriatric commies and fascists.

    This guy needs to move to New Hampshire and join the other FreeStateProject (dot) Org members now living in a Free State.

  • isnt that bush's brothers state.

    so blame the bush fam!

  • your freedom violates city ordinance.

    this is not the only story about this it is happening all across florida!

    SPEAK UP PEOPLE!

  • The rules as shown in the report say a deposit/fine has to be paid by the candidate or someone designated by the candidate if they have political signs displayed as part of their campaign.

    This guy is neither candidate nor designated by the candidate, he is a private citizen and therefore he is exempt according to the rules.

    The powers that be just don't like Ron Paul or they don't understand English (maybe both).

  • yeh, thats one of the 1st parts of the story that i noticed. The situation's pretty stupid

  • Well if that is the law and everyone else has to pay this fee to do the same why would you be an exception? And if it is legal than dont remove it.

  • Is this a promise or a threat?

  • It is neither, but my cousin who works for FP&L has standing orders to remove ALL campaign signs from any utility pole wherever observed for safety protocol. Now U know. Have a nice day.

  • If any of ya came in my yard and I saw ya, you'd be in the hospital by the 13th hour.

    Promise. ;)

    Ron Paul 2008!!!

    MP76

  • Let's be clear here, what you do on your property is your business, but put any campaign sign on a utility pole and it will be removed on sight by FP&L personnel.

  • "will be removed on sight by FP&L personnel." The 'me and my friends' you refer to. Are any of these people employed by FP&L? If not, I think the act of tearing down a sign on a pole could be considered trespassing as much as placing the sign might be?

  • WTF. why do people hate freedom and rights so much. is that sign hurting any one or any thing? no! well i would just hang the sign from a rope from the tree lol. i would cover the tree. that dosent count

  • communist florida

  • Pain your house, I would help you if I could.

  • The ordinance only has to do with TEMPORARY signs. Tell them it's PERMANENT!! Why do realtors get to put up their signs anywhere they want including off the property they are selling? (in AZ anyway) Check out my video of my Ron Paul bumper stickers. Keep up the fight for freedom!

  • Put a huge sign on your roof. HUGE SIGN.

    I bet the fifty bucks you would have to pay to have your little sign WOULD pay for the materials and paint for a LARGE Ron Paul sign.

    Get with your local Ron Paul meetup group and have them pitch in to help you erect this huge roof sign.

  • daaaaang thas crazzy..

  • ...put a bigger one in the window.

  • So, did they ever follow-up on this story??

  • What the officials don't understand, is that each time they "stop" a Ron Paul Supporter - it gets turned around back on them. You start making the news!!

    PS: are you allowed to put the sign on your roof - turn it around. Make them rue the day they took on a Ron Paul supporter!!

    Well done for posting this on Youtube - even little me in the UK has seen the sign... and that wouldn't have happened, if they'd been sensible about this.

  • This video is on FOX! It is all lies.

  • I lived in Tampa in 1999/2000 and there was Bush/chenny signs on every fuckin' corner and every other car had a bumper sticker stating the same. Florida is the most fucked up state in america. Its just a swamp shit hole full of hipocrates.

  • That is such an extreme civil rights violation.

  • Get about 10,000 signs and get about 100 people to place them all over town at night. Do it at about 3:00 a.m. and wear all black. It will make national news. ;)

  • Hell of a good idea!

  • Why are Ron supporters so intelligent about law and their legal rights? It makes one think...

    :)

  • I know many in Florida can't put signs out because you get charged!!! SOOOOO this is an idea: Set up clotheslines in your backyard!!!Hang t-shirts on a clotheslines & on each shirt right a letter when you look at it from a distance it spells: RON PAUL 2008 or Google: Ron Paul

    They can't say it's a sign... you have your clothes drying outside :).. it's all your right!! SPREAD THE WORD!!

    COME ON PEOPLE!! BE CREATIVE!!!

  • Ron Paul-08!!!

  • What's the update on this matter?

  • Hey, consider that you got RP thousands of dollars in primetime advertisement!! AND ON A FOX AFFILIATE!!! LOL!! Great Job buddy! Now, I hope you can fight the ordinance and win!

  • Dude cover your house in ron paul signs thats what i would do.

    Just dont put them in your yard.

  • Awesome PR.

  • Put like 10 more signs out front! That'll show them!

    Pissing off a Ron Paul supporter only makes it worse!

  • I swear, I am not lying.  This happened to me. I had a Ron Paul Revolution sign outside my house. And the city gave 4 days to take it down. I still have the notice.

  • I would STAND or tape it to a chair as I sat in it, right in front yard of my home, right next to the street - then!

    I you can't go THROUGH - go AROUND!

  • The very fact that these officials made a big deal about a Ron Paul sign and got media attention for their blunder, is good news for our revolution. These are the very issues that make us fight so hard to elect Ron Paul!! I'm glad the sign is back in his yard and thank God the guy had the smarts to call the media about it...a true revolutionist!!

  • Ron Paul has balls to stand up against the grain of those official sonsofthefreemasonbitches !! . Vote RON PAUL ..this may ybe your last hope in the American that we now know . Donate to the RON PAUL campaign this is the best money you will ever spend to secure a free American future for you and your family . go to -ronpaul2008(Dot)com

  • Are you kidding me, put that back up, they cant make you pay that unless they take you to court where you will win no doubt. If you are a true ron paul supporter something like this wont even come close to stopping you from expressing yourself. If you want freedom, you have to fight!

  • Please put the sign back up! Sue them if they make an issue of it.

  • Put the sign back up! Don't back down from the bullies. This is a rEVOLution, you've got to fight. GO RON PAUL!

  • IPO! Join the Revolution!

  • It is not so much that it was a Ron Paul sign. The point was that it was a political sign that was deemed by the municipality as being in violation of a city code. The individual owner of the house payed the mortgage to the bank or mortgage company and not to the city. He could and should do whatever he wants to the house. Furthermore, tell these city officials that you will have my attorneys on their legal a##es like "white on rice"

  • Okay...... What is the phone number and address to the governing authority? I wonder what their position would be if they received some 22,000 phone calls or letters disclosing the pirvate property owners 1st amendment rights? That is the revolution! We must stand up and in one voice tell them we have had enough of their crap. We,re not going to take it anymore.

  • How far is Orlando from Gainesville? Are they like to taser him if he doesn't take it down?

  • That is insane. I can somewhat understand a deposit being required from a campaign when signs are posted along the sides of roads but this is someone's private property.

  • I don't see any confusion. Clearly he is legally allowed to put the sign up and NOT have to pay the *politician's* deposit.

    POLICE STATE!

    Call Ms. Betty and complain today! We must face down these people. (You know they must be getting pressure from higher up)

    I think someone else should put up a Rudy sign on their property and test this theory...hmmmm. That would be interesting!

  • Why are people downplaying Ron Paul just because he has the majority of the online support? I mean, who isn't on the Internet? Everyone is on the fucking internet.

    If the online polls favored Rudy to John, then it would be all over the Media. But because its only "Ron Paul", they are brushing it aside as to say it means nothing.

    But like I said before, More people are online and fewer are watching CNN, MSNBC, FOX, etc.

  • And thats why they are afraid of the Internet. Let not forget that all those media outlets have their own Website. Even though they only get visitors who have access to the internet.

  • Bet the city workers won't be re-elected. This stuff is unbelievable. I would say paint it on your house, you can always paint over it.

  • Put the sign up and SUE the City !!!!

    Send official notice to the city that the sign is yours and not the campaigns then if the fine you you can clear undisputeble grounds to sue them

  • That's government "service" for you. Protecting you from your right to express yourself. Authoritarianism is on the rise in this country. Is that really the direction we want to go? I don't.

    Ron Paul 2008!

  • Government already dictates how much of our income we get to keep. In theory, they could take it all. Do we want the same thing to happen to personal liberties?

    Do we want an America where you're free to express the official government position as much as you want? (Don't even dare to suggest that there are OTHER opinions!!!)

    We have less than three months until the primaries. Please do what you can to support Ron Paul.

  • WTF? Fox news reporting on Ron Paul ? they are definitely getting scared. We're winning this info ware baby. Yahooooooooooooo!!!

  • REGISTER REPUBLICIAN NOW: States with OPEN primaries are now CLOSING!!

    You CANNOT switch parties after OCTOBER 12 in NEW YORK and NEW HAMPSHIRE and if you are not registered as republican by then, YOU CANNOT VOTE FOR RON PAUL

    SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!

  • You don't have to register as Republican or Democrat or anything. We are Americans. That is what matters. A person can be registered as an independent if forced to and still vote for Ron Paul.

  • Do not listen to this man, you MUST register REPUBLICAN if you want to vote for Ron Paul in New York by October 12, you might as well register republican in other states, who knows what the GoP will pull to try to keep Ron Paul out.

  • That is untrue.

    To vote RON PAUL you must register as a Republican.

    VOTE RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT 2008!

    REGISTER AS A REPUBLICAN - RON PAUL IS A NEW BREED OF POLITICIAN. We is not like any other Republican or Democrat.

    Please listen to his debates and interviews and find out why DR. RON PAUL is the best man for the job of US President.

  • your rights are under attack learn how to defend yourself and work within the system.

  • please tell me you put the sign back up.

    do it !!!

  • So why would Ron Paul make the Best President

    for America?

    - He will Stop The War Immediately

    - He Will Change Foreign Policy

    - He will Eliminate the IRS

    - He Will Eliminate Corporate & Political Corruption

    - Retore Rights to the People that have been stolen by the Corporations and corrupt politicans!

    - Unite Americans

    What has Dr. Ron Paul done? find out

    ronpaul2008 . com / about (remove spaces) LIVE FREE OR DIE! Vote RON PAUL 2008

  • If he left the sign up and didn't pay the fee, he would be exercising his right to civil disobedience. However civil disobedience can have its consequences. Ron Paul is a big believer in civil disobedience, but again, be prepared for the consequences. Ron Paul 2008!!

  • I would have left the sign, and refused to pay the 50 dollars. You can't buy the kind of publicity that would have received. Ron Paul 2008.

  • Jazz, I agree. It's less than the $1000 they're trying to get from the Pinellas county man with the signs on his fence. I hope a local attorney takes the case for free. It'll be great publicity for his firm. They'll probably get a lot more business too.

  • THIS IS SHIT!

    VOTE RON PAUL 2008!

  • This is exactly why we need Ron Paul in the first place! Please register as a republican and vote Ron Paul in the republican primary. Thank you!

  • wtf

  • That is the type of BS bureaucracy that Ron Paul is totally against too!! Ron Paul Rocks!

  • Then that means no other candidate should have signs in peoples yards unless they pay the $50 bucks. I hope they enforce that

  • I wouldn't vote.

  • wouldnt vote for Freedom?

  • o sorry then i wouldnt vote eaither if it was beetween those sheeple

  • Rudy Giuliani is a neocon puppet, who try to use 9/11 to win. Shame on him!

  • Oh I get it now! Speech is free, as long as you have 50 FRN's in exchange for it! Thanks for clearing that up. Oh... and do I get to place a bumper sticker on my car for a buck three eighty-five?

    What idiots! this is getting to be too much! I would be curious if any Mitt, or Billary sign posters have been cited and if the campaign paid the fine.

  • also, where can you get one of the signs? I checked the ronpaul2008 store and the prisonplanet store and neither had them. :(

  • The City of Claremont "leadership" is full of crap. Requiring a fee to display a political sign in your own front yard is Bolshevik and un-American. Telling a citizen that he will be fined $250 if he doesn't remove his Ron Paul sign by that morning is pure thuggery. Throw the thugs out. Let's get people who understand the 1st Amendment into our governments.

  • We our losing our freedoms people! Him being fined over a Ron Paul sign? Our Government doesn't want him elected. We need to elect him people! We must stop the CFR and vote for Ron Paul!

  • I appreciate your commitment, Bud. I think about what I would have done, and my first instinct would be to plant about 50 signs on my property and picket city hall.But it's not my house and life on the line. The thing is, hopefully at least some progress can be made within the system as Bryan did. I agree that it's time to at least start getting prepared for the personal sacrifice that it takes to dare civil disobedience and the inconveniences that it will bring with in.

  • That's such BS. If he has a sign that says "I love to rape young boys", there's an obvious reason why it shouldn't be there. But this sign is harmless. Total, B. S.

  • HI, Im the guy in the video and I wonder how many people now know about Ron Paul beacause of it. Also the law has been overturned!

  • Gr8t to hear buddy! Ron Paul WILL be President of these United States!

  • Good Job! Do you have more info on that law change? I wonder if you would like to write up an article about everything that happened to you. I think it would be a very good idea to document everything, as we go along. I believe very strongly that we must fight tyranny through, as Alex Jones calls it, "The Infowars". I'm pretty sure Alex would post an article from you on this.

  • Great news...! Hopefully you guys'll make a part 2 follow up video so every knows it's ok to put signs up now.

  • Now I wouldn't call this guy a disgrace to America. I mean at least he is raising a stink over it, instead of just complying and disappearing. He is afterall a Ron Paul supporter.That speaks quite a lot for him. The fact is, it is his right to decide what he wants to do with his property-that's what this is all about.

  • ""new world order is just a myth"" yeah right its unfolding right in front of our faces by the day. it is now illegal to walk around new york without ID. you get fined for not having it in nyc. the united states of freedom or should i say fascism

  • I'd like to know how this clear violation of the First Amendment and Florida constitution is resolved.

    I thin k he should put the sign up and get fined and go to court over it, seeking to quash the law as unconstitutional. You may have to get charged in order to get the matter in court. It's outrageous and every good American would support someone taking on a clear censorship edict to rid it.

  • If you make it a "permanent sign" then the ordinance for "Temporary Political Signs" will not apply. Just mount it on something that isn't going anywhere. He is right about the ordinance pertaining to the politician, not the homeowner.

  • Does anyone know about anyone else in this town with political yard signs posted? Is this just against Ron Paul, or are they enforcing other candidate yard signs as well?

    I recommend getting massive people in the town, to post yard signs all over the place at the same time, take the warning, let it be played on the news - expand the coverage, spread the word.

  • Let us know what's happening with this. Post on RonPaulForums puleeese.

  • I like kuller myself...

    Go Ron Paul!

  • F%$#@!& would be Tyrants. See how the government can break the law and get away with it. Through intimidation. They are just a bunch of thugs, criminals and gangsters. America, land of the free and home of the brave? No, no, no.. Its Amerika, land of the deceived and home of the enslaved. Can anyone smell the fascism. This type of shit has got to be stopped.

  • Great courage brother, priceless coverage too.

  • Free speech is like one of those amendment thingys ain't it? America is no longer a nation of law. Our police and military have been taken over by a criminal organization. Your life is now in your own hands. It is up to you to defend your own life. The constitution and our civil liberties only exist so long as we are willing to fight for them. Freedom cannot be given. It must be claimed.

  • The Law is the U.S. Constitution. Any law that violates IT is not law, but color of law.

  • its called standing up for whats right.

  • Did you even watch the video? The law in question specifically states that it has to be a sign put there by the candidate or a rep. of that candidate. The guy did it of his own free will. Not to mention it violates his free speech. Conformist slaves like you shouldnt exist

  • People that rated this down obviously can't detect internet sarcasm...

  • you dont have to pay. dont take it down. its called a revolution for a reason. its not going to be pretty. we are changing a 100 years of as is.

    dont bow, stand up.

  • Now there's written speech versus spoken speech, what a BS racket. Let's redouble our efforts to get Ron Paul elected!!!

  • FREE SPEECH....it is his private property he can do whatever the hell he wants.

  • Im a 35 yrs old male republican and im voting for Ron Paul !! Ya hear us Republican party ??!!

  • Nazi control lie... the ordinance is for signs placed on public property not private

  • The GOVERNMENT does NOT own other peoples property.Wake up people,they are slowly taking away our rights.What gives the government the right to OWN people and PEOPLES property?They didn't bring us into this world.This is abominable.Ron paul=Freedom from the NWO/CFR=slavery.RP,2008

  • But the government ACTS like they THINK they do -- why else charge "property tax", and ESPECIALLY think about "eminent domain".

    Face it: government is not your friend, they are not there to protect you or serve you, and they think they own you (and your life, including your children!)

    Visited AdventuresInLegalLand[dot]com to learn more about alternative to violently coercive govern-ment i.e. control-ment

  • The Government DOES own everyones property. How else can they collect tax on it? "Pay your tax or we take our property back." Why can't you morons understand the Federal Government OWNS you, and soon, if you complain about your health care, they will kill you.

  • and hopefully tyranny like what Orlando pulled will be stopped when Ron Paul comes in.

  • whoops, Clairemont. sorry, was going by the video description. :s

  • You see how this back fired on the local thugs. They tried to enforce a none law by intimidation and fraud and what do they get. They get owned by a smart guy who knows his rights and Ron Paul gets a 3:20 free commercial is his home town. These bastards time is up. RON PAUL 2008!

  • he should just paint on his lawn in big letters RON PAUL or come up with a clever way and throw the technicality of the city ordinance in their face...

    maybe by carving ron paul on the tree or painting the side of his house or something like that lol hahah

  • I would vote for Ron Paul via write-in.

  • Getting the same problem here in areas of my city.  The bureaucrats are scared of ron paul. They know he truely is for smaller government. Land of the free my a_s_s

  • Total fear of the freedom message. Also, they want it in your mind that any bullshit they come up with to justify stripping away your Constitutional rights is unquestionable. FUCK. THAT.

  • The oddest thing to all this is that the GOP attacks Ron Paul even more than the Dems do. I would expect it from them, and maybe to a small degree from his own party, but the most viscious of attacks are coming from his own party.

    Do Hunter and Tancredo get this kind of negative attention? Clearly they see Ron Paul as a threat. This is good and bad news.

  • Definitely not justifying this, but I think the point of the $50 fee is to pay for the city to come and clean up the signs after an election.

    But it most definitely does NOT apply to him since this was not a sign provided by the campaign. This is his personal property displayed on his personal property.

    Someone DEFINITELY didn't like Ron Paul specifically (not the city as a whole, I am sure, probably a neighbor supporting another candidate) and turned this dude in.

  • These violations are always unconstitutional. The laws are typically enacted with the purpose of doing good, such as keeping the city clean, but are often used to violate basic civil rights. City ordinances are the most common way of eliminating free speech.

    Check around and you'll find that the law is targeting Ron Paul and isn't being evenly enforced. Florida is a hotbed for illegal election scandals.

  • appalling

  • What Freedom? What America??

  • There's no way such law like that should be ever existed.

  • It is his property.

  • wrong. The Government owns that property. They tax it, they own it.