County says no camping on your own land !!

[Midniteoyl]

Why 'embarrassing'?

 

[ffisher55]

Why 'embarrassing'?

Embarrassing because although the declaration of independence was the colonies stated reasons for seeking independence from England, it has no legal standing. That's all.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Thats why it was a 'declaration'.. I dont get what you are trying to say.. Should we have sued in court instead? :confused3:

 

[NorTracNY]

I think what he is trying to say is that we declared (Declaration of Independence) a reason for doing something but never made it a basis for out country's foundation (Constitution).

 

[Old Virginia Joe]

This is an interesting statement. The reference to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness" comes from our Declaration of Independence, and not the Constitution, and as such has no standing in law. From a legal standpoint the Declaration of Independence is merely an embarrassing historical document

Well, since you feel so "embarrassed" by our founding event and its documentation, maybe you should carry yourself somewhere you can be proud of, and not continue to be a hypocrite, enjoying and benefitting here from what you find so embarrassing to you personally. I'm pretty sure you won't say that out in public where people can see your legal name and face. What a cheap shot at your country.

 

[Vern]

Old VA Joe - I have been following your thread but did not see the county listed.

Thanks

 

[Old Virginia Joe]

Old VA Joe - I have been following your thread but did not see the county listed.

Thanks

Sure---it's Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Home of Smithfield (of recent Hong Kong Fooey fame) Ham.

 

[ffisher55]

This is an interesting statement. The reference to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness" comes from our Declaration of Independence, and not the Constitution, and as such has no standing in law. From a legal standpoint the Declaration of Independence is merely an embarrassing historical document

Well, since you feel so "embarrassed" by our founding event and its documentation, maybe you should carry yourself somewhere you can be proud of, and not continue to be a hypocrite, enjoying and benefitting here from what you find so embarrassing to you personally. I'm pretty sure you won't say that out in public where people can see your legal name and face. What a cheap shot at your country.

Thank you for telling me what you think I said, maybe you should read it again a little more carefully.

I didn't say I was personally embarrassed by the Declaration of Independence, I said that it had no basis in law, and hence was "legally embarrassing".

Thank you for offering me the option to "...carry yourself somewhere you can be proud of..."

Thank you for deciding that I took "...a cheap shot at your country."

Thank you for resorting to name calling, which helped your "argument".

Good Luck with your tiff with the county.

 

[PILOON]

I can see where many young people would be attracted to these, given the economic conditions most face. I read about a guy who lived in an Econoline on the Duke campus not long ago - he got away with it, but the university quickly passed a new by-law to cover that strategy.

Rgds, D.

In BC,Vancouver, some students live in a local wooded park (Stanly Park ?) while attending the nearby university.

 

[Jstpssng]

Not sure if this is a joke or a real item, but it does go along with our discussion.

Imagine some archeologist 1000 years from now coming across the remains of that furniture... he's either going to think people of our time were really big, or it was a table for the gods.