I don't believe in zoning laws at all personally. I should be able to do whatever I want with my private property so long as it doesn't leave my property and impact the rights of others outside of my property.
On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > In a lot of cases that is what has happened with such things as > stripper clubs, abortion clinics, certain political party offices, and > anything not necessarily mainstream or popular. If we condone one > practice do we condone it all? Its one of those "wedge" issues so to > speak. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Ah, I missed that. I went back and re-read the article. I really doubt > > that the whole organization would change it's philosophy based on one > > restaurant siting decision in Chicago, so I think this is just an > > Alderman trying to make himself look bigger than he is. However, I > > agree with you, it is wrong for a city official to be telling a > > company to change a legal activity if they want to do business in your > > town. Decisions on a business being allowed in a certain area should > > be based entirely on zoning rules already in place. You should not > > ever have a city official be able to say yes or no on the basis of "I > > don't like you". > > > > Thanks for pointing that out, Tim. > > > > Cheers, > > Judah > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:57 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> It wasn't the protests that got him to back down though. According to > that > >> article it was the government. > >> On Sep 19, 2012 1:56 PM, "Judah McAuley" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Isn't that the point of boycotts and social pressure in general? > >>> > >>> Extortion, to my mind, happens when you threaten to make something > >>> illegal or unsavory public unless they give you money. In cases like > >>> this and with boycotts and public pressure on companies like Apple and > >>> Nike for conditions in overseas manufacturing, it isn't extortion > >>> because the fundamental goal is to bring the information to light and > >>> change the behavior rather than ask for money to let the behavior > >>> continue and remain secret. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Judah > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > > >>> > I have to say...I am torn by this. > >>> > > >>> > While I appreciate the fact that CFA will no longer donate money to > >>> > anti-gay groups, it kind of feels like...extortion - for lack of a > >>> > better word. > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355391 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
