Ummm....Ed, don't shoot me, shoot Norm, I'm just the messenger.
However, I did take a great deal of time to research the issue, because I don't
particularly care for what FL is doing to we cruisers, including those of us
from Canada. Some comments to address your points:
First of all, as a Canuck, I likely have no standing with a civil rights issue
- and furthermore, because of my citizenship, it would make it far too easy for
an opponent to attack me on this issue, claiming I have no standing - why go
there? And lastly, I prefer not to be barred from entering the US for getting
mixed up in a fight of this nature - the offshore trip from the St. Lawrence is
a bit too much for my taste, tyvm. I'm not saying that would happen, but why
take that chance by pissing off some functionary?
The cases I've cited are clear indications that this law functions the way I've
noted. The laws guaranteeing the right to anchor are federal, and are being
usurped by local ordinances. When that usurpation violates a federal (or state)
law, it's wrong, and those who attempt to enforce it are IN the wrong - and
when they do that with full knowledge of their malfeasance, then they are
liable to Section 1982. It's that simple.
One only has to cite the case in Naples to prove the point - although the
appeal hasn't yet been heard (has it?) and it doesn't have standing as a
statewide precedent, it's still there and a strong indication of what the
state's anchoring legislation is intended to do.
My main point in sending this to the group is that I'm tired of hearing the
complaining here about anchoring - if you want to stop the anchoring nazis,
this is the way to do it. Whether you like the means or not, it IS the law of
your land. I think I've done my part in finding, researching and providing this
information.
Wally
p.s. fyi Ed, I am known as a proponent of free speech in Canada - and have been
a leader on the national scene regarding issues such as free speech, gay
marriage and our hate crime laws. I write a twice monthly column on those and
similar issues back home - even while I'm fleeing the cold and snow by heading
to the Bahamas. Some of those have been picked up by US media for
republication...
It is a good thing that Wally has been happy to take on
his own Canadian government for stamping out free
speech in the past, and now is willing to explain our US
laws to us, and propose a "You and Him fight it out solution."
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