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[vehve]

Case in point vehve, I live in a rural area, had a couple people from NYC move here and one got on our town board and tried to enforce mandatory lawn mowing, and if you don't the town was going to hire someone to do it and charge it to your taxes. It didn't happen, they almost got tarred and feathered. I keep our lawn nice, and can't even see any of my neighbors lawns unless I drive by their house so what would I care what they do. It is argued that it drives down property values, well good, our taxes will be lower, what would we care if our property values were not at their max we plan on living here not selling. What works for NYC doesn't work for us.

That's democracy at work again. Two new people wanted to change a rule, the 200 that lived there were happy with the old one. Majority rules.

What I mean is that if Minnesota wants to make red hats illegal, while all the other states don't, I personally wouldn't see an issue with Minnesotans being forced to follow the same rule that all the other states have chosen to follow, since they're part of the same country. On the other hand, rules need to be adapted to local conditions too. A nationwide law requiring studded tires throughout the winter would probably not be an issue in Alaska, but it might cause some trouble in Florida.

 

[Beer can]

True vehve but those voted into our Govt. are representing different states. Those voted in by California or NY have way different ideas of what is good for our country than citizens in West Virginia or Texas.

 

[vehve]

Beer, but they are represented according to the size of the population. Except for in the Senate. But I know way too little about how the US government is built up to be able to carry a constructive discussion about it. And I don't think I'm equipped to solve all political issues of any country.

My original point was just that I find it funny that technically I could be somewhere where the country sees something as totally legal, the state sees it as something I could be fined for, and the county or city may see it as something I should go to jail for.

 

[Bunnylady]

Beer, but they are represented according to the size of the population. Except for in the Senate. But I know way too little about how the US government is built up to be able to carry a constructive discussion about it. And I don't think I'm equipped to solve all political issues of any country.

My original point was just that I find it funny that technically I could be somewhere where the country sees something as totally legal, the state sees it as something I could be fined for, and the county or city may see it as something I should go to jail for.

And then you get into the pains-in-the-posterior known as Home Owner Associations (HOA's). They are entities unto themselves, and judges may uphold their rulings because you "agreed" to their rules when you bought property in the development. I knew a woman who bought a house in a development near here; while her mother was helping her move in, a neighbor had her mother's car towed and impounded. Seems that they had a rule against parking on the street; never mind that the driveway was full of moving van. The crazy thing was, they were in the house at the time the car was removed from in front of the house, just in a part of the house without windows facing the street. Nothing says "welcome to the neighborhood" like having to retrieve your car from a lot miles away and paying a towing fee, right?

 

[Beer can]

Oh I agree with you vehve, we have some weird laws, differing by state county and town. Just saying why I think it is this way, we are all so different. And as far as being 'fair' to everyone it doesn't work when the Federal govt. has too much say in it, what is good for the more populated areas shouldn't be the 'rule of the land'. This is why I feel state and local should have the most say. Which gives us contradicting weird laws sometimes.
Did you know it is illegal to feed a moose beer in Alaska?

 

[perchie.girl]

SCG, that is truly a confusing name for the cut. Very misleading, as the cut is neither fatter, nor a quarter yard. A skinny half would be better.

Even a quarter yard technically isn't a quarter yard by square yards.

most fabric comes in at either 45 or 60 inches wide. measure out 9 inches on either and you get 405 or 810 square inches.

45/2 x 18 is still 405 square inches
90/5 x 18 is still 810 square inches

The way the merchant works it out is the bolt is marked price wise by the yard they run it through a machine to measure it out when they sell it. Wider fabric costs more.

deb

 

[Bunnylady]

Oh I agree with you vehve, we have some weird laws, differing by state county and town. Just saying why I think it is this way, we are all so different. And as far as being 'fair' to everyone it doesn't work when the Federal govt. has too much say in it, what is good for the more populated areas shouldn't be the 'rule of the land'. This is why I feel state and local should have the most say. Which gives us contradicting weird laws sometimes.
Did you know it is illegal to feed a moose beer in Alaska?

I should think so! They are bad enough sober; nothin's worse'n dealin' with a drunk moose.

 

[perchie.girl]

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Then you get in to the laws that guarantee freedom of expression.... wont happen for the whole state.

Its not a true Democracy here. Democratic Republic. Representation is not a true image of what the people want because not all the people vote... For what ever reason... that is the disconnect.

I don't know enough about it all to feel qualified to discuss it with Alacrity.

deb

 

[vehve]

Deb, that's true, although I think direct democracy would be a horrible experiment.

 

[drumstick diva]

Bunny you are right about the drunken moose. Even worse if he passes out in the middle of the street.