On April 4, an ordinance of Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan, restricting political signs to only twenty square feet, was declared unconstitutional. See this story about the case, which was written before the outcome was known. The plaintiff is a farmer, Vern Verduin, who had placed a large political sign on his own truck trailer, which was parked on his own property. The ACLU helped with the lawsuit. It is not known if the decision will be appealed. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
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Edited By Richard Winger
Do not mess with Mother Nature and her capitalist cows ???
I guess they don’t want you to have signs that big unless you pay to get a billboard which the town also gets a cut from. Doing it yourself deprives the town of valuable revenue that will help pay for schools, police and firemen. Why does this guy hate kids, police and firemen?
That would be “firefighters” not “firemen” you sexist pig!
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Yeah! Damn these towns looking to get their “cut.” I’ll bet they all have accounts in the Caymans.
Good. I saw how these anti-sign ordinances got used to stifle free speech during the Ron Paul campaigns.
Great news from Michigan.