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Liberalism run amuck, Michigan Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden
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"Leroy N. Soetoro" wrote: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011..._jail_planting _veggie_garden.php It just doesn't get more ridiculous than this. Julie Bass of Oak Park, Michigan -- a mother of 6, law-abiding citizen, and gardener -- is facing 93 days in jail after being charged with a misdemeanor. Her crime? Planting a vegetable garden in the front yard. Bass says that she planted the garden after her front yard was torn up for some sewer repairs. Rather than wasting the opportunity to start with a clean slate by planting a lawn, she decided to really put the area to use, and plant a vegetable garden. Her garden consists of 5 raised beds, where she grows a mix of squashes, corn, tomatoes, flowers, and other veggies. Bass received a warning from the city telling her to remove the vegetable garden, because it doesn't adhere to city ordinances (more on that later.) When she refused, she was ticketed and charged with a misdemeanor. Her trial, before a jury, is set to begin on July 26th. If she is found guilty, she can be sentenced to up to 93 days in jail. About the City Ordinance Supposedly, Bass is in noncompliance with a city ordinance that states that only "suitable" plant material is allowed on the lawn area of residences. When local media asked city planner Kevin Rulkowski what that meant, he said suitable means "common:" lawn, nice shrubs, and flowers. However, the city ordinance does not specifically state that those are the only allowed plant materials. About Oak Park This is not some gated community with HOA regulations. This is an ordinary, working class neighborhood in Oakland County, Michigan. Like nearly every other city in my home state right now, Oak Park is facing financial issues. Here at home, people are amazed that a cash-strapped city has the resources to investigate, charge, and prosecute a resident for something as innocuous as planting a vegetable garden. What's Being Done This story is gaining traction all over the web. Gawker covered it this morning. There are Facebook pages devoted to supporting Mrs. Bass and her family during this ordeal. Will social media help change the city's mind? That's what many of us are hoping. Local television affiliates for ABC and Fox news have already covered the story, and media attention continues to grow. How to Help If you want to help support a gardener's right to grow food for her family (even if it is -- gasp -- in the front yard!) there are several things you can do: 1. Email or call officials for the city of Oak Park. Mrs. Bass has listed contact information for the mayor, city manager, and other city officials in the sidebar of her blog. http://oakparkhatesveggies.wordpress.com/ 2. "Like" the Oak Park Hates Veggies Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oak-Park-Hates- Veggies/184553881597878?v=wall 3. Spread the word via Facebook and Twitter. By gaining attention to this particular issue, with this particular homeowner, the hope is that other cities will reconsider before they harass another homeowner for something like this. What do you think? Should a front yard vegetable garden be a crime? Comments: Grommitt Eckhart Michelle Obama put 1100 sq.ft. of vegetable garden on the south lawn of the White House. If it's good enough for the leader of the free world, then what the f**k is wrong with Oakpark? 868 · Like· Reply · July 8 at 1:08pm Cut and paste from facebook? The Clinton White House apparently used a toxic sludge-based product to fertilize the lawn during the 1990s! Aside from casting a shadow on the first White House vegetable garden since Eleanor Roosevelt resided there, the sludge ensures that Michelle's garden will never attain organic status. Organic certification processes strictly prohibit the use of sludge as a fertilizer substitute. Grommitt EckhartIf GW Bush could get involved with that unfortunate brain- dead woman in Florida, then why can't Ms. First Lady get involved in this? Does someone have her on Twitter? 81 · Like· Reply · July 8 at 1:31pm. John Russell Posson · E-5 Genorator mechanic at Indiana Army National Guard Here here, and again as i said in reply to a previous poster, TBH IMO a city should not be allowed to say you cant, provided you properly take care of it... 33 · Like· Reply · July 8 at 1:53pm. Julie Chippindale · Proston, Queensland Michelle Obama may have been allowed to put a garden in but she was NOT allowed to say it was organic as others would then question why!!!! 30 · Like· Reply · July 8 at 2:43pm.View 24 more. Shelley Smith · Traditional Mysore-Style Ashtanga Yoga Instructor at Pineapple Yoga ? Kauai uh-oh. once people begin planting more VEGETABLES, they'll start getting HEALTHY too! good health could cause CLEAR THINKING, which might lead to AWARENESS of the source and impact of everyday food choices on both personal health and planet. awareness is likely to result in BREAKING ADDICTIONS to the toxic chemicals in processed foods and then REFUSING to purchase or consume the dangerous packaged/processed/GMO substances which are poisoning the average american eater every day. from there it's inevitable that the innocent vegetable planter will eventually be TRANSFORMED into a happier, healthier person supporting a happier, healthier planet AND will start to INFORM their friends and family about how they got that way, INSPIRING others to plant their own veggies too... (dangerous indeed, hmmm?) 463 · Like· Reply · July 8 at 3:55pm -- Obama's black racist USAG appointee. Eric Holder, racist black United States Attorney General drops voter intimidation charges against the Black Panthers, "You are about to be ruled by the black man, cracker!" Eric Holder, prejudiced black United States Attorney General settles the hate crime debate, "Whites Not Protected by Hate Crime Laws." Nancy Pelosi, Democrat criminal, accessory before and after the fact, to former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel of New York's million dollar tax evasion. On December 3, 2010, Congress voted to censure Rangel for 11 ethics violations. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fought removal of Charles B. Rangel from the House Ways and Means Committee. Felony President. 18 USC, Sec. 600. Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity Obama violated the law by trying to buy Joe Sestak off with a political appointment in exchange for not pursuing an election bid to replace Arlen Specter. Obama violated the law by trying to buy former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff off last fall to see if he'd be interested in an administration job -- instead of running against Sen. Michael Bennet. --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- -- - Billy America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/.../michael-moore /michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ You put Lloyd Blankfein in pound-me-in-the-ass prison for one six-month term, and all this bullshit would stop, all over Wall Street. That's all it would take. Just once. |
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