Update to the number of comments to this article and it is
nearly 1500 now, not 400 as I originally stated. These comments are truly worth
reading!
There is a youtube on this to, but here is one link and
thank you to Jim Becker (NC) for sending it. I wonder how many
"by-laws" the board trying to enforce this has violated themselves? Each of the board members. That is typically the way it goes. "Do as I demand and dictate, not as I do..."
"by-laws" the board trying to enforce this has violated themselves? Each of the board members. That is typically the way it goes. "Do as I demand and dictate, not as I do..."
There is almost 1500 comments to this article.
Please take a look!
There seems to be no end to insensitivity, or bullydom by
some boards
HOA tells military family to remove sailor’s ‘Welcome
Home’ banner
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family in Lafayette, Louisiana was excited to welcome their family member home
from Navy deployment so they decided to put up a banner in the sailor’s honor.
As reported by KATC TV 3, their excitement was not well received by their
homeowners association, who had a lawyer tell the family to remove the sign
within 30 days.
In
a few weeks Petty Officer Third Class, Anthony Marsiglia, will be returning
home after four years away. Marsiglia’s mother, Judi Pellegran, told the
station, "He's out there and he's left his daughter, that's hard already
for him. So this is how she keeps him in her heart everyday and clearly, if you
see the house, it's pretty much a homage to her daddy." Alex, Marsiglia’s
8-year-old daughter, said, "I missed him and I'm proud of him. I wish he
wasn't in the Navy."
The "Welcome Home" banner for Anthony
Marsiglia (KATC)
The
Frenchman’s Creek HOA letter to the family refers to a section of the
homeowner’s rules specifying that signs may be no larger than 24 inches by 36
inches. However, the family, with KATC’s confirmation, measured the banner and
reported that the welcome home sign falls within those guidelines. The family
was left confused about the reasoning behind the HOA’s request. "I'm just
not quite understanding why it can't stay up and they haven't been able to
explain that to me either," said Pellegran.
Judi Pellegran (left), Anthony Marsiglia (center), Alex
Marsiglia (right) (KATC)
She
let the HOA attorney, Angela Odinet, know about the measurements and they
responded via email that while the banner does not violate the size
requirements, which they cited in their original letter, “The remaining
problems are the failure of preapproval and the permanent display. The Board
has met and advises that it does not allow permanent signs.” Odinet continued
writing that the HOA would offer a compromise and allow the family to display
their banner two weeks before the sailor’s return, and up to two weeks after.
Alex with a photo of her father, Petty Officer Third
Class Anthony Marsiglia. (KATC)
The
HOA has now hired a legal mediator to handle the situation. The mediator issued
a statement about the compromise reading in part, “This proposal has been
approved and sent by the homeowners association many weeks ago. No response has
ever been received from [the homeowner] Mr. Pellegran.”
Marine
veteran Christopher Babin heard the story, researched the matter, and wrote an
email saying, "I voiced in there my concern for the fact that you know, a
family supports their veteran, you know. And even if you don't, you should
never try to stand in between that. And that's really what it really seemed
like the homeowners association was doing." Babin even placed a yellow
ribbon and flag over the Frenchman’s Creek subdivision sign. They were taken
down and the protester was contacted by the HOA. Babin said, “My goal was to
get an explanation prompted from them for all veterans, and anybody that this
issue concerned."
Christopher Babin (KATC)
KATC
reached out again several times to the HOA attorney, but she said that she
could not comment any further. The military family will be meeting with the HOA
this weekend.
- homeowners association
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If the family are US Citizens, then the point is, they have no rights, Not sure what he fought for, but it seems it was for the right of the HOA and their attorney to tell them what they have no right to do.
Constitutional rights appear to apply to some subset of something.
I just don't get how people are fighting for rights written down by men they do not now if they are part of the family tree, and in a world of contracts, someone seems to be saying 'yes they made the contract called the Constitution and they signed it, and we know their heirs and their posterity, but you can't enjoin their contract because you and your heirs are not a party to it, and if you were, you agreed to be a US Citizen and we can show you every application or contract or bond you signed indicating you belong to us and as such we represent what we want you to be able to do, and you can't do that because we decided you can't.
Seems simple.
I know it doesn't seem fair, but in a world of contracts being in a group because everyone else is, or accepting something because everyone else does, doesn't mean you can violate the terms because then there'd be no control and without control there is chaos.
The decision to vote in their corporation, and to say you are a member of their corporation and to place your home in their jurisdiction means they can tell you what you can do, and if you are a member and don't abide by the rules, well you get punished.
Look at all the religions that punish people for not accepting what they say is acceptable.
US Citizen is just another organization telling people what is acceptable.
I see no news here.
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