City Governments Restricting Your Liberty By Jocelynn Smith, Managing Editor Dear Sovereign Investor, America is on the fast track to becoming another nanny state. Government at the federal and state level is growing more bloated with power and more intrusive by the day. And now we are seeing signs of city government claiming even more control over our lives.
While Florida is often the butt of jokes for the strange occurrences that take place in the Sunshine State, one resident of Bradenton isn't laughing after receiving a list of citations from a city inspector regarding the state of his house. And these infractions involve some pretty petty stuff, including lack of screens on some windows, peeling house paint and yard debris.
His response was patriotic: he painted his house like an American flag.
Sure, you might not appreciate the home's previous lack of aesthetic appeal, but by the same token you might not appreciate a house painted in red, white and blue stars and stripes either, especially if you own the home next door and want top dollar for it.
None of the listed infractions can be regarded as safety issues, and the flag-like paintjob — which hasn't yet been ruled upon — is hardly considered dangerous.
However, it all begs much bigger and deeper questions: Does a government have the right to tell us how to maintain our homes — even if property values might be impacted? Should our freedoms be limited by how much your neighbor can sell his home for?
Is this part of a larger process of eroding the rights of Americans to pursue life, liberty and happiness, while turning us all into Stepford Wives, blindly following the edicts of government?
As a homeowner and an American, does the Florida resident have the right to maintain his property how he sees fit, so long as it doesn't physically endanger another?
And if we give the city or the state or the federal government the right to tell us how to maintain our homes, are we then in danger of giving them more rights over us? What's next: telling us what to eat, what to drive, what to wear, and what to do with our money?
As a sovereign individual, what do you think? Let us know your thoughts on where you think a sovereign individual's rights end and the rights of the city government begin by emailing us at sovereigndigest@gmail.com. Regards,
Jocelynn Smith
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