Sujet : Re: Man strikes back against Seaside California order with boat mural
De : nobody (at) *nospam* nowhere.com (moviePig)
Groupes : rec.arts.tvDate : 14. May 2024, 23:47:01
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On 5/14/2024 1:41 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
In article <v1ujru$3uc8o$2@dont-email.me>,
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 5/13/2024 7:29 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
In article <v1u6on$3o2h8$2@dont-email.me>,
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
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On 5/13/2024 6:36 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
In article <v1u2m7$3n232$2@dont-email.me>,
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
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On 5/13/2024 5:04 PM, Rhino wrote:
On Mon, 13 May 2024 20:49:19 -0000 (UTC)
"Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
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I'm guessing that Seaside California is on the ocean and lots of
residents own boats?
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A man had his boat on his property. He was told that municipal code
required him to install a 6 foot tall fence around it to comply with
code.
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He built the fence then painted a realistic mural of a boat on the
fence.
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Man strikes back against Seaside order with boat mural
by Torstein Rehn
KSBW-TV News Channel 8
Updated: 1:22 PM PDT May 13, 2024
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I didn't see anything in the article explaining WHY he had to have a
fence around his boat. Is this a case of "Because we said so!" or is
there a sensible reason for the policy?
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As for the fence he built, it's brilliant! We should all do that when
faced with unjust laws and rules: either fight them (if we can) or mock
them.
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A mural of a boat is likely less of an eyesore than an actual boat. And
if somehow it weren't, it probably runs afoul of other community codes.
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But community codes are subordinate to the 1st Amendment. A boat isn't
speech but a mural of a boat *is* speech and community codes will have
to do a lot of heavy lifting to overcome the law's heavy presumption in
favor of protecting speech.
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In this instance, the mural would seem to be "speech" only to the extent
that it argues against the ordinance it's responding to.
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Doesn't matter why it's speech or what it's trying to say. The
government isn't allowed to restrict speech based on content or the
speaker's message.
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Your 3-year-old's random finger-painting isn't "speech".
It is with regard to government censorship. Even 3-year-olds have rights.
Of course it isn't, assuming he used more than his middle finger.
Man strikes back against Seaside California order with boat mural
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