Posted on 05/25/2002 6:58:56 AM PDT by Luis Gonzalez
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:34 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A Broward County judge struck down Florida
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
Of course, the commercial growers would have had a Democratic administration on just as tight a leash, but that won't stop the ads showing Jeb with a chainsaw.
And it will be a significant issue. I bet at least a third of South Fla homeowners lost healthy trees to the chainsaws, or have good friends who did.
At least the state workers in your story were initially polite -- I can't say the same for those that we've dealt with. When this canker reign of terror began, the first inspector mistakenly reported that we had a citrus tree (we never have). Since then, we've gotten regular visits from canker police, demanding to inspect our yard -- a few were respectful, but most were surly, intrusive and threatening. I would question the ability of some of them to even recognize a citrus tree.
The canker police were back last week, and I and my neighbor watched them from the window; they parked the truck, wandered up and down the block, rang no doorbells, wasted time, and then departed. I've decided they will no longer be allowed on our property. Without my permission, they would be risking a 140-pound fiercly protective dog behind an 7-foot fence, and your story, along with the behavior of these state employees, makes we wish one of them would only try.
The protection of the citrus industry is no excuse for menacing the property rights of Florida property owners -- long live Joaquin!
In the name of public health , home egg and milk sales have been pretty much stopped nationwide.
An experienced businessman making a call at my place predicted there will be FIVE huge world-wide companies, one manufacturing,one service,etc.
The first two words of your sentence are the very essence of America, and Freedom.
Que viva la revolución!!!!
My brother and his wife lost uninfected orange trees which were producing 300-400 nice fruit per year.
Now an appropriate compensation for the loss of those trees would be for the commercial growers to provide them with an equal amount of free oranges for the 10-15 years those trees might have gone on producing.
Instead, they were offered a "settlement" of $55.00 per tree. He spat on the offer.
I don't expect him to vote for anyone responsible for the law overturned yesterday, and that includes the governor.
# 2 - No idea, sorry..
Did he also try to sell you a vacuum cleaner/juicer/nose picker?
JUSTICE!!!?????? Let us hope! Regards, John
Thank you, Luis, for another wonderful story. Your story is a year old . . .
Link for reference: Jeb Bush Signs Citrus Canker Bill
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