Not so. If the law, actually in this case a City of Melbourne ordinance, is contrary to a state or federal law, it is illegal and unenforceable (if the victim chooses to fight it) in court. Most of us don't have the time or money to fight against those who rob us of half our earnings and then use our own resources to attack us.
The people ashore are just as vulnerable. If a government wants anyone's property they simply can say that if that land was being used for an activity that would bring the government more taxes than it is currently producing that government can tax that property at the rate that the property might bring if used for that activity. This is done to drive people off their property routinely, I have seen it happen. If some developer wants to build a condo on your Grandmothers property she becomes an instant bag lady. They will pay her "market value" for her property, and you can be sure that "market value" will be the at the least value they can come up with, not the value that they claim the property will be worth to the developer. Melbourne claims they will not enforce this obscene ordinance, I am sure, because of all the fuss their victims have been making, especially the Seven Seas Cruising Association which holds periodic gathering$ in that repulsive city. The bosses of Melbourne are two-faced. If they won't enforce it then why keep it on the books? They will keep in on the books so they can selectively enforce it against "undesirable" individuals they want to drive away. This is America, the land of the free, dedicated with a great deal of blood to freedom and liberty and Melbourne has set themselves down firmly on the other side of that concept. This country was created by "undesirable" characters, any one of which would have been quickly hanged or shot if the government had gotten their hands on them. I did receive a copy of Melbourne's ordnance which specifically stated that "live aboards" cannot stay longer than 72 hours anchored in their waters. Livaboards at their marinas are not affected. It's all about the money. They said it applied in all waters in their jurisdiction. The waters in the buoyed ICW channel and for 50 yards on either side of it are federal, they said. There are many absurd laws on the books, monuments to the stupidity of the political and "justice" system. Recently a local lawyer's ad mentioned that it is against the law for tractor-trailer rigs to get closer than 50 yards from each other. And they just keep on coming. Recently the idiots in charge made a law saying it is unlawful for an automobile to get closer than five feet to a bicycle on the road, a physical impossibility if one is to avoid colliding with oncoming traffic.. If you ever wonder why some of us hold "authority" in such disdain just look at what they do. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W ----- Original Message ----- From: bella To: [email protected] Sent: 11/24/2008 2:39:34 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Eau Gallie norm.... I generally simply ask to have a copy of the ordinance sent to me. If the law is on the books in fla, it is the law.. no matter how much we dislike it.. last time I checked, which was a few years back... horseless carriages were still required to have a person with a red lantern 50 feet ahead of them announcing thier presence. Did you ask the people you emailed IF the property that they are applying that ordinance to has been deeded them by the state legislature? Many cities use this method to own the 'ground' that thier mooring fields sit on. Law is the law, until it is repealed or a judge rules otherwise it is the law. Whether we like it or not..
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