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Old 23-07-2011, 04:01 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Conservatives run amuck, Michigan Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden

"Nad R" wrote in message
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Billy wrote:

When they get there they may or not have restrictions on the
look of there area they live in. Grass only front lawns, height of
antennas, RVs in driveways... That kind of restrictions, not who may
move
in.


Right, overt race restrictive covenants are forbidden now (Shelley v.
Kraemer). Now it is all done with a wink and a nod.


But how is it discriminating to require all homes in that community to
have
a manicured front lawn?


On the basis of race, it wouldn't be. But that is way too specific an
example. It's about making rules that tells anyone who owns a house in that
area, what is 'suitable' planting. That is about taste and style.