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Canton [Ga.] Man Wins Flagpole Lawsuit
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| Thursday, 26 Aug 2010
| Kaitlyn Pratt
Posted on 08/28/2010 3:46:26 AM PDT by GonzoII
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posted on
08/28/2010 3:46:28 AM PDT
by
GonzoII
To: GonzoII
Hurrah for him! Now make the HOA pay the legal fees!
Mike
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posted on
08/28/2010 3:54:52 AM PDT
by
MichaelP
(Democrats are the party of Special Re-education)
To: GonzoII
God bless him! I hope this lawsuit is able to be cited, used as precedent for all of these idiot HOA's that deny people a reasonable use of their private propery, I don't care they signed the CC and R's. What began as a means to keep property values from going down due to neglect has turned into the most egregious misuse of non-power I've ever witnessed. I was never more glad as when I moved away from the HOA foisted on me, headed by an incredible idiot who thought a "home improvement" was something that made the yard pretty.
To: GonzoII
Yippee! I am glad that an agent of Satan(and that is what HOA’s have become)was slapped down. Thank you for the good news post to start my morning!
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posted on
08/28/2010 3:58:04 AM PDT
by
bigredkitty1
(March 5,2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
To: GonzoII
The people who brought this lawsuit should be stripped of their citizenship and deported to a place like Cuba or North Korea.
If someone in the USA is offended by a proper display of the Flag, then that person doesn't belong in this country.
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:01:17 AM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: pnh102
If someone in the USA is offended by a proper display of the Flag, then that person doesn't belong in this country. Look at all the stories of parents of soldiers who were sent to Iraq, Afghanistan and were flying Old Glory to honor their child while IN COUNTRY, these jerk HOA busybodies forcing them to take it down. Outrageous!!
To: MichaelP
About 3 or 4 times a year, next to or beside whatever I have as a window statement on my truck, I will print out and tape .. JURY NULLIFICATION ... just to put the words into the minds of whomever reads them and perhaps ... just perhaps, they are called to jury duty and they had already looked up and researched the matter.
The latest 8"X11" printout currently says;
There is no empirical evidence obama is American.
obama small o, American capped.
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:05:23 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: MozarkDawg
Look at all the stories of parents of soldiers who were sent to Iraq, Afghanistan and were flying Old Glory to honor their child while IN COUNTRY, these jerk HOA busybodies forcing them to take it down. Outrageous!!Honestly, I think this is what became of all those children who refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance in school when they were growing up.
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:12:44 AM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: MichaelP
His next door neighbor is an attorney and did the case for nothing, but in a round about way, the HOA fees were used to hire the legal team for them. So in essence, every resident in the HOA should be up in arms for them wasting their money.
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:27:21 AM PDT
by
mazda77
(Rubio for US Senate - West FL22nd - Scott for FL Gov. - Miller AK US Senate)
To: GonzoII
Okay, #1, I know how folks feel about HOA's. But this guy MOVED IN knowing FULL WELL what the Rules & Bylaws were.
We've been in a HOA since 1978 with NO PROBLEMS, okay there was one. But anywho, there's a Packet everyone gets with the HOA bylaws before you close on the house.
If you sign, you agree - period.
And if you want a waiver for something, you go to the board meeting, simple as that.
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:27:35 AM PDT
by
Condor51
(SAT CONG!)
To: GonzoII
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:35:59 AM PDT
by
dalebert
(true hillbilly)
To: Condor51
Or, you cite a law that supersedes the HOA reg, take it to court, and win. OK by me.
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:39:09 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(Ich bin ein 'Cuda!)
To: Condor51
He knew there was a higher law so he ignored the other..that’s how I see it.
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:41:35 AM PDT
by
GonzoII
("That they may be one...Father")
To: Condor51
Freedom should not require a waiver. QED!! Trading a right for a “By your leave permission slip” leads to slavery. We traded our right to carry under the 1876 Texas Constitution for a mess of pottage CCP. The lege restored this right last year with no mass conflicts.
barbra ann
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:49:29 AM PDT
by
barb-tex
(Nov. 2!(Election Day) Dia de los Muertas. ( Day of the Dead), Them or Us. Nov 5, Guy Falkes Day)
To: ExGeeEye
*** Or, you cite a law that supersedes the HOA reg, take it to court, and win. OK by me. *** The thing is no HOA can 'Ban' display the of the US Flag, that's the Law.
But as to how it's displayed, they CAN and legally do have a say. And a 16' ft tall Flag Pole wouldn't sit well, not with me either (who knows what other type of Flag he or someone else would fly?). Plus, they have 12' high Flag Poles that you can install and would bother nobody. I've looked into getting one of those myself.
This story sounds like he wanted to push some buttons from the beginning.
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posted on
08/28/2010 4:53:20 AM PDT
by
Condor51
(SAT CONG!)
To: Condor51
I thought HOA’s hung out on street corners!
To: barb-tex
*** Freedom should not require a waiver. QED!! ***
Nobody took this guys 'Freedom'. When he bought this house 2 years ago he KNEW the HOA bylaws. That's mandatory before closing.
So he had the 'Freedom' to not buy where there's a HOA with rules he doesn't like. He had the 'Freedom' to go to the Board and seek a waiver. And he has the Freedom to MOVE where there is no HOA.
In effect what this guy did was infringe on the Freedom of others who WANT to abide with the HOA bylaws.
It's like that old saying: Your Freedom of expression ('speech') ENDS at my nose (or vise-versa).
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posted on
08/28/2010 5:09:18 AM PDT
by
Condor51
(SAT CONG!)
To: knarf
Too many people do not know that as a juror you have rights and no judge is ever going to tell you that.
The Citizens Handbook
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posted on
08/28/2010 5:15:06 AM PDT
by
Dacula
(So long and thanks for all fish.)
To: Dacula
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posted on
08/28/2010 5:15:55 AM PDT
by
Dacula
(So long and thanks for all fish.)
To: Highest Authority
*** I thought HOAs hung out on street corners! *** True. They do.
And one hangs out in the White House too.
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posted on
08/28/2010 5:16:20 AM PDT
by
Condor51
(SAT CONG!)
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