-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Judge: West Palm Beach Vet Must Pay $7,300 for Flag Pole The Associated Press Published: Jun 27, 2001 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A patriotic Jupiter resident said he was willing to go to jail for flying an American flag from a 12-foot pole in his front yard, a violation of his homeowners association and a court order. But instead of jail time, a judge Wednesday ordered George Andres, a Korean War veteran, to pay $100 for each day the pole was planted outside his town house since she ordered him to take it down last October. Andres could have faced up to 90 days in jail for contempt of court, according to his attorney, Brook Fisher. The Indian Creek Phase 3B Homeowners Association permits flags flown only from wall brackets attached to the homes. It says 17 homeowners have chosen to raise American flags that way. But Andres, a former Marine and retired electrician, says he has a constitutional right to fly the flag from the pole. "If you can burn a flag, you have no problem," he said. "So, if you can burn a flag, why can't you fly the flag?" He also contends he would be desecrating the flag by flying it from the brackets because it would touch the bushes in his yard. The association sued Andres over the flagpole, and a state court agreed with it last October. Circuit Judge Catherine Brunson ruled that the association's restriction didn't infringe on Andres' rights. An appeals court earlier this month upheld Brunson's ruling. But the two sides were back in Brunson's West Palm Beach courtroom this week, after the association said it had photos and a calendar to show that Andres had flown the flag 73 days since the Oct. 27 ruling, which would cost him $7,300. Andres argued that he flew the flag only on federal holidays. The association's attorney, Steven Selz, said the issue isn't about the flag, but the pole, which hurts the neighborhood's appearance. "I know he's a patriotic guy," Selz said. "But he has to follow the rules like everybody else." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
