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Good.  It’s a stupid law, and if enough incumbants are hit with violations something will be done about it.

A little update, it turns out that the house pictured might not be Jaeger’s.  The wording on the post at Bismarck Dems is a little confusing.

They’re Jaeger’s signs, since the law makes candidates responsible for the yard signs, but that probably isn’t his house.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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HA!  I followed the link to bismarkdems website, and there’s a sidebar with links to current news stories.  Rob’s article about Grotberg was on the list!
3 times!

3 times!

I have a Dwight Grotberg sign up in my yard right now.  I’m not taking it down because I think the law is stupid.

No, just a bit of civil disobedience I guess.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Breaking a law does not make one an anarchist. Your logic is somewhat skewed, Dave. By that logic, jaywalkers are anarchist? hmm...Not quite.

Rose, don’t confuse anything Dave posts with things like “logic” and “reason.”

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Rose: People jaywalk because they think they won’t be caught. Rob seemed to be breaking this law solely because he disagreed with it. That’s not how a healthy democracy works.

People jaywalk because they think they won’t be caught. Rob seemed to be breaking this law solely because he disagreed with it. That’s not how a healthy democracy works.

Rosa Parks—anarchist.

Hmm...I want to respond with so many things, but am unsure if I should dignify such a flimsy and nonsensical argument with any response. Dave, your argument manages to simultaneously 1)make next to no sense and 2)be completely beside the point.
Could it possibly be that people jaywalk because they also don’t agree with the laws concerning it? Nevertheless, disagreeing with and disregarding a singular law still does not make a person an anarchist. That settles it, Dave-I’m getting you a dictionary for Christmas.

Here’s the election law barring lawn signs, etc.:

16.1-10-06.Electioneeringonelectionday-Penalty. Any person asking, soliciting, or in any manner trying to induce or persuade, any voter on an election day to vote or refrain from voting for any candidate or the candidates or ticket of any political party or organization, or any
measure submitted to the people,is guilty of an infraction.  The display upon motor vehicles of
adhesive signs which are not readily removable and which promote the candidacy of any individual, any political party, or a vote upon any measure, and political advertisements promoting the candidacy of any individual, political party, or a vote upon any measure which are displayed on fixed permanent billboards, may not, however, be deemed a violation of this section.

To me that means bumper stickers and billboards are ok, but no other forms of political speech.  Which is why our in-state political talk shows don’t cover politics on election day, and why the television/radio ads, etc. stop.  And why the yard signs have to come down.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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I actually appreciate it. Those damned ads are very annoying.

Hedger, too, still has a bunch of her little signs up throughout Fargo as of this afternoon.  Sorry, I didn’t have a camera with me, but if I can get a photo in a little bit I’ll post it.

Dumb law, but it still should be followed until the legislature gets rid of it.

Worm, if you could get a picture that’d be great.  Email it to me or post it in the comments using the upload image function (under the comment entry box at the bottom).

Personally, I’m not obeying the law today.  I say to heck with ‘em.  I’d like to see them try to enforce it.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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I actually appreciate it. Those damned ads are very annoying.

It’s my opinion that the elections and everything that come with them are still much better than the alternative…

Rob-Don’t know if I’ll have time to get photos (sorry!), but if anyone else in Fargo goes to the area around 42nd St & 32 Ave S you should see them (except now I suppose Hedger’s people will rush out and take them down).

Fun post!  Shocking that someone from that blog would be trying to smear someone over something so trite as yard signs.  I guess someone has too much time on his hands.  I laughed when I read it, and it kind of made my day.

I would like to know, if you don’t mind, have you or anyone else who might like to comment, gotten any of the so called ‘robo’ calls from democrats?  I don’t currently live in North Dakota, so I don’t know for sure.

Thanks again for the laugh.

C.

except now I suppose Hedger’s people will rush out and take them down

I don’t see why the they should.  They can leave them up for all I care.  I just think it’s dumb to criticize anyone for having signs up.

Chris, I got one live person call from a Democrat two nights ago.  It was a young girl who asked me if I was voting.  Didn’t say who she was from or anything.  Just told me to vote (which I already had via absentee ballot at that point).

I kinda thought that was funny.  A non-partisan get out the vote effort in conservative ND isn’t going to help them very much.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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I have always thought that those who lose elections should have to personnally drive around and remove all the political yard and roadside signs. Local, State, and Federal. Not hire people to do it, physically go out and do it themselves. With massive fines for non-compliance. F**king lawyer scum.

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

Great idea 2hotel9, although the ACLU would be all over that like fleas on a dog. I don’t care that they are up today, just that they get taken down by tomorrow.

C.

Drag the Aging Communist Liberal Union out and make them clean up roads too!

And agreed, as long as their trash is collected in a swift, timely manner.

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

The ACLU could not be troubled though,
they are busy defending NAMBLA, and other sleazy groups who wish to destroy the notions of right and wrong in this country.  How could they be expected to actually do something good for society!

C.