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George II

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61. We have at least one of those in our town. I asked our Zoning Enforcement Officer about it....

Wed Sep 29, 2021, 06:34 PM

Sep 2021

She said that due to a recent "Freedom of Speech" court decision (not sure if it was State or Federal) municipalities can no longer censor any signs on private property.

We also had a couple of "Unmask Our Kids" signs, but they're gone now. I suspect they got a lot of pressure from neighbors to get rid of those.

Here are some of the signs from back in the winter, "F* Biden" has recently been added:

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So now the new property owners in my quiet rural neighborhood [View all] cilla4progress Sep 2021 OP

But then we can always wish that a tornado takes out only their house. nt abqtommy Sep 2021 #1

Perfect! NurseJackie Sep 2021 #23

I guess they're happy to give away Florida's 29 electoral votes. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2021 #2

Maybe they aren't vaxxed. Hoyt Sep 2021 #3

Spray paint! samplegirl Sep 2021 #4

Paint ball gun CanonRay Sep 2021 #7

Oooh. I could party with you. MontanaMama Sep 2021 #11

Count me in! samplegirl Sep 2021 #62

That was my first thought. A drive by though shooting though. Maraya1969 Sep 2021 #67

Very good idea. onecaliberal Sep 2021 #53

That was my thought exactly. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #35

Believe me, if I thought I could get away with it cilla4progress Sep 2021 #43

At least you know. Demobrat Sep 2021 #5

Well, unfortunately cilla4progress Sep 2021 #8

Probably got run out of where they were before ToxMarz Sep 2021 #17

That really does complicate matters. Hopefully a quiet survey of the Ditch association... Hekate Sep 2021 #32

We've got 'em with a dump 2024 sign and ... CountAllVotes Sep 2021 #6

My sympathies. SharonClark Sep 2021 #9

Most neighborhoods don't allow profanity on yard signs budkin Sep 2021 #10

This! marybourg Sep 2021 #14

I could at least call the county cilla4progress Sep 2021 #45

Yes! Do not discuss the political issue, just the expletive. marybourg Sep 2021 #59

If it's all that rural,, there may be no formal rules. soldierant Sep 2021 #20

Damn. I'm sorry you have to look at that garbage. MontanaMama Sep 2021 #12

Don't let 'em get to you with their "own the libs" crap. Botany Sep 2021 #13

Awesome, will watch. cilla4progress Sep 2021 #46

I take it that you are in Florida Botany Sep 2021 #58

Can children see the sign? Martin Eden Sep 2021 #15

Love it. cilla4progress Sep 2021 #48

I took a 2 hr. trip on Monday, into the Michigan thumb louis-t Sep 2021 #16

Love your positivity. cilla4progress Sep 2021 #50

yuck...but at least they're screaming who they are... stillcool Sep 2021 #18

Put a sign in your yard that reads... lame54 Sep 2021 #19

No choice but to act like they are very dangerous criminals. Jon King Sep 2021 #21

Yes. They are begging for confrontation. Demobrat Sep 2021 #22

Find comfort in realizing how UNHAPPY and MISERABLE they are... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #24

Counter Signs modrepub Sep 2021 #25

Offer it up...to God, Universe, etc. It works. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #26

This❣ What goes around, comes around/reaping after sowing. sprinkleeninow Sep 2021 #31

How do you resist the urge to fire up the chainsaw and do some extra-urban renewal? Ford_Prefect Sep 2021 #27

It may be a good thing for the Dumb Asses to self identify... mackdaddy Sep 2021 #28

Mine haven't gone quite that far. Susan Calvin Sep 2021 #29

"Wish there was something civil society could do" brooklynite Sep 2021 #30

Exactly! madville Sep 2021 #33

Actually I've never understood why signs with the "F**k" word can't be banned just like on radio Liberty Belle Sep 2021 #37

You absolutely can say the "seven dirty words....." brooklynite Sep 2021 #38

The stories I read here make me so happy for my quiet NC neighborhood. Treefrog Sep 2021 #34

We must live in the same neighborhood GoodRaisin Sep 2021 #55

It's nice, ain't it? Treefrog Sep 2021 #63

Yup. GoodRaisin Sep 2021 #64

I've not seen a single confederate flag, "black" American flag (new thing I'm reading about here), Treefrog Sep 2021 #66

If I drive out of city limits I can still see Trump signs but I live in a university GoodRaisin Sep 2021 #68

Ask them what religion they claim to be. keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #36

a take off on this idea NJCher Sep 2021 #69

I sympathize. Percy Sep 2021 #39

Get A HUUUUUGE Loser Sign And Put It On Your Yard Facing Their House DanieRains Sep 2021 #40

So they spent (wasted) money on the sign. LiberalFighter Sep 2021 #41

id put up a large trump for prison sign rdking647 Sep 2021 #42

Ignore them Sherman A1 Sep 2021 #44

Perhaps they will contract covid and die. niyad Sep 2021 #47

We don't want to become half of a whataboutism, do we? Find your quiet spot ... marble falls Sep 2021 #49

I wonder, since it's now "protected speech".... JohnnyRingo Sep 2021 #51

I have two rwnj neighbors, nobody wants to talk to them RainCaster Sep 2021 #52

My thinking on the signs is that DENVERPOPS Sep 2021 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author GoodRaisin Sep 2021 #56

So now you know they are stupid. GoodRaisin Sep 2021 #57

There is a house luckily 4 blocks away Tree Lady Sep 2021 #60

We have at least one of those in our town. I asked our Zoning Enforcement Officer about it.... George II Sep 2021 #61

We still have the one flying the trump-pence flag over the American flag Norbert Sep 2021 #65

Are they older? Older folks in rural areas need neighbors for help... albacore Sep 2021 #70

Oh yeah their catchy new meme is #FJB. 😏🙄 live love laugh Sep 2021 #71

Well, unless you have an HOA that forbids political signs, MineralMan Sep 2021 #72

What time is paintball gun practice tonight? 2 a.m. or 4 a.m. ? Captain Zero Sep 2021 #73