HOAs Can Kiss My American ---

This is why I will NEVER live in an HOA.

Hey folks,

Do you have a Home Owners Association where you live. If you do, I feel sorry for you. I do not, nor will I EVER live in an area that does. It really is a simple concept to me. I, Peter Carlock, go to the Bank. I get a loan, called a Mortgage, and or, I simply pay cash for it. I go to Person A and BUY Land. I own it.

Now on that land, I already, in most places, which I still feel is unConstitutional, I still have to get the Government's permission to Build, what to build, to Well, or Not to Well, Shed? Pool, In some area's, I would not even be allowed to park in my own Driveway, if I have more than three Cars, or a Truck with a Business Logo. That's the Government. Federal, State, Local.

OK. So I comply with all that. I build, move in. Now, I get a knock on my door.

"Hello Mr. Carlock, I'm Mr. Smith from the {Area} Home Owner's Association. Here is a list of do's and don't. Take a second to look this over."

1- No more than ONE car in Driveway. {Even though the Local Government said 2}
2- No Pool. {Even though I have a Permit to build one.}
3- No dogs.
4- No Smoking. {On my own property, and or in my own house. Not kidding}
5- No Parties unless pre-approved by the AHOA.
6- No Roses, Mrs Smith is allergic.
7- No Pink Window Dressings, No painting unless Pre-approved AHOA Colors.
8- You will pay AHOA $2000.00 Yearly dues. To help us regulate you and your Neighbors.
9- We will tell you when to decorate for the Holidays. We will tell you when to take them down.
10- No Religious Symbols at all.
11- No out door lighting on after 10 pm.
12- The AHOA has final say over ALL matters, ALWAYS, and rules subject to change whenever and without notice.

"Any questions."

Me - "Uh YEAH. Are you paying my Mortgage?"
Smith - "No."
Me- "Did you pay for my Home and Land?"
Smith- "No."
Me -"Did I have a Vote in any of this?"
Smith- "You Voted For it when you moved in"
Me - "So you are telling me, after spending $250,000 for the Land, and Home, and After paying all the Taxes, Permit costs, Contractors, Moving expenses. YOU, someone who is most likely retired, with nothing to do, and a Life that is pretty much so unimportant you feel the need to mess with other's, YOU have the Right to tell me how to live and what to do ON my own Property?"
Smith "Well, no need to be Rude. You do not have to listen to me, but you will sure pay the fines when we sue you. Good day."

Folks, that is not fiction. That happens everyday, all over the Country. The sad thing is, when they DO sue, they usually WIN. Here is such an asinine story. It from the HOUSTON CHRONICLE - A (too) high-flying flag? Marine vet's 20-foot flagpole has homeowners association filing suit over a display of patriotism that stands taller than allowed By MIKE MORRIS

A Marine Corps veteran is being sued by his Cypress-area homeowners association because the flagpole on which he flies the United States and Marine Corps flags does not meet his subdivision's design guidelines.

Mike Merola and his lawyer, Lee Thweatt, say this is a classic case of overreach by a nitpicking homeowners association. Lakeland Village Community Association says it is seeking to enforce its rules evenly on all residents.

Of course it is. HOAs are nothing more than Busy Bodies that want Dictatorship Powers and Free Money. All they are, are "nitpicking," worthless people, with nothing better to do than tell others how to live their lives. HOAs were most likely started by a Liberal Democrat.

Standing in his backyard in a black T-shirt bearing an eagle and the American flag, the 60-year-old Merola called that argument "a lame excuse." After his application to erect a 20-foot flagpole in his backyard was denied, he protested in a series of letters and, ultimately, erected the pole anyway.

"They just don't understand, unless they've been in the military, to feel the pride that I feel in flying that flag high and proud," said Merola, who served in the Marines from 1969 to 1977. "The excuses and things that they came up with for me not being able to fly that flagpole, I just didn't buy. That's why I bucked the system and put it up."

The association's lawyer, Nina Tran, said her clients encourage residents who wish to fly the flag to do so — as long as that flag is attached to a 6-foot pole mounted on a resident's home, as the bylaws stipulate.

Says WHO? If I wanted to Fly the Flag. I would. I would be doing the Same as him. Who are you to say I have to have a Six Foot Pole. I'll tell you where you can put that Six Foot Pole.

Such an approach is "in keeping with the residential nature of the community," the board wrote in a statement. The suit alleges the pole is "a detriment to Lakeland Village and … (causes) imminent harm and irreparable injury to (the association)." The suit seeks a $10 fine for every day the pole stays standing, a court order to remove it and payment of attorneys' fees.

So the American Flag is against the "nature of the community, a detriment to Lakeland Village, and (causes) imminent harm and irreparable injury to (the association)." The American Flag folks.

"The problem with a flagpole of that height and that significance is that it flaps in the wind and causes noise to other homeowners," Tran said. "If we allow the mounting of a 20-foot freestanding flagpole in the backyard, who's to say that the next person isn't going to mount it to the top of their roof? We have to have standards."

You are an insignificant, money hungry Twit Nina. This guy served his Country. He put his life on the line so YOU have the Freedom to BE an insignificant, money hungry Twit. The American Flag is against YOUR Standards? Move.

But Merola, who moved into the neighborhood in March 2009, bringing the flagpole from his former residence, said he's received only compliments from neighbors about the pole, whether from kids skateboarding by on the walking path behind his back fence or from neighbors who've stopped to investigate the source of all the gossip.

Neighbors don't mind

"I don't understand why the homeowners association overreacted like this," said Thweatt, Merola's lawyer, and a Marine himself. "I understand they have to protect the property values of the people in that subdivision, but they've had no complaints. It's not like the guy painted his house neon orange."

Merola's next-door neighbors, Satish and Ann Kalra, said the pole does not bother them.

"The homeowners association should look at the rules again," Satish Kalra said. "If the rules need to be modified, they should be modified. … That would be the logical thing to do."

Tran said even if Merola has not received complaints, another neighbor with a similar flagpole might.

Like I said, A Twit. Preemptive Fining? Moron.

Thweatt, who took the case pro bono, said he believes the suit violates the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005, which says, in part, that a homeowners association "may not adopt or enforce any policy … that would restrict or prevent a member of the association from displaying the flag."

No court date has been scheduled in the case.

"I hope we can come to some kind of agreement that will let me continue to fly the flag loud and proud for as long as I live," Merola said.

Me too. I hope that when you guys WIN this thing, you sue the Hell out of both this little Twit, and the HOA for Harassment. Something tells me you won't though. Something tells me that Mr. Merola is a bigger person. Too bad. Maybe if some of these Idiots get a taste of their own medicine, they will stop. But I have my doubts.

Keep up the good fight Sir. THANK YOU for your Service.
Peter

Sources:
HOUSTON CHRONICLE - A (too) high-flying flag?

US Seizing Muslim Mosques, Money, and Property.

Going to far? Or about time?

Hey folks,

If Fort Hood taught us anything, it taught us that PC can kill. All kind of warning signs that there was something wrong with a Muslim Military Doctor, and that he should NEVER have been allowed to continue in that role. But out of fear of being labeled a Racist, an Islamophobe, or just being called discriminatory, NO ONE DID ANYTHING. 13 Soldiers died.

Here is yet another example of where Profiling is not nearly as dangerous as PC. We are at War with radical Islamofascists. Sorry, just the flat out truth. That is the facts. But out of Political Correctness, and the fear we may offend someone, we stop little old ladies at the Airports. We ignore what should be OBVIOUS warning signs. We dismiss or wave off what some people actually SAY and DO.

Folks, it is NOT little old ladies that are going into Military Bases, strapping bombs to their own kids, or flying Planes into NYC Skyscrapers. No. It is not Asians. No. It is is Blacks. No. It is not Born again Christians. No. It is not the Jews. Sorry. It IS Muslims. Not discriminatory. Not racist. Not Islamophobia. It is simply THE TRUTH.

So now, after yet another attack on our own soil, some are actually starting to say, ENOUGH! Obama is still not ready to send more Troops that are needed to fight the War and support our Troops in Afghanistan, but some are finally looking more serious at all this. According to the AP - Feds Move to Seize 4 Mosques, Skyscraper By ADAM GOLDMAN, AP

NEW YORK (Nov. 12) — Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.

REALLY? You mean Little Hitler {Ahmadinejad} could possibly be planing attacks against us? REALLY? You mean that Iran is maybe an ENEMY of America on a quest to kill and destroy our Country? You mean that if they were, oh say, maybe, uh, working on a NUCLEAR BOMB, that they may actually intent to use it to "Wipe Israel off the map" and maybe even bring "Death to America"? REALLY? You mean Muslims that are in Iran may not like us?

In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets.

The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of schools and mosques in New York City, Maryland, California and Houston; more than 100 acres in Virginia; and a 36-story glass office tower in New York.

Confiscating the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which has been accused by the U.S. government of bankrolling terrorism and trying to build a nuclear bomb.

I'm SHOCKED! I thought Islam was just a peaceful Religion. I thought that Iran was just trying to turn on lights, and power their people's homes. I thought that Iran wanted to be friends with the US. I thought that all we would have to do is play nice with them, and they would just forget this nonsense. We could sing kumbaya and all would be right in the world. "HEY LADY! Get out of that wheelchair and get up against the wall!"

In all seriousness, is it about time? Or do you think that the Government is going to far? What about the First Amendment? Could this open the door for the Government to seize say a Catholic Church, Baptist, a Synagogue, or anything that the Government deems as a threat? Does it open the door to the Government coming in and taking your HOME if they deem YOU a threat of a Radical? Is it the right thing to do? Or is it dangerous territory?

Well, looks look at the facts here.

Prosecutors said the Alavi Foundation managed the office tower on behalf of the Iranian government and, working with a front company known as Assa Corp., illegally funneled millions in rental income to Iran's state-owned Bank Melli. Bank Melli has been accused by a U.S. Treasury official of providing support for Iran's nuclear program, and it is illegal in the United States to do business with the bank.

The U.S. has long suspected the foundation was an arm of the Iranian government; a 97-page complaint details involvement in foundation business by several top Iranian officials, including the deputy prime minister and ambassadors to the United Nations.

"For two decades, the Alavi Foundation's affairs have been directed by various Iranian officials, including Iranian ambassadors to the United Nations, in violation of a series of American laws," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.

Break....

The skyscraper, known as the Piaget building, was erected in the 1970s under the shah of Iran, who was overthrown in 1979. The tenants include law and investment firms and other businesses.

The sleek, modern building, last valued at $570 million to $650 million in 2007, has served as an important source of income for the foundation over the past 36 years. The most recent tax records show the foundation earned $4.5 million from rents in 2007.

Rents collected from the building help fund the centers and other ventures, such as sending educational literature to imprisoned Muslims in the U.S. The foundation has also invested in dozens of mosques around the country and supported Iranian academics at prominent universities.

If federal prosecutors seize the skyscraper, the Alavi Foundation would have almost no way to continue supporting the Islamic centers, which house schools and mosques. That could leave a major void in Shiite communities, and hard feelings toward the FBI, which played a big role in the investigation.

HARD FEELINGS? 13 American Soldiers DEAD. 3000 Americans DEAD. Even more Soldiers killed in the War. Hard feelings? I do not CARE. But is this really a slope we want to go down?

Every ounce of my being wants to stand and cheer this move. EVERY aspect of shutting down KNOWN AND PROVEN terrorist funding organizations and indoctrination centers are not only a good thing, but simply logical in a sane world.

However, do you remember this? Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment I talked about this when I posted THIS. Conservatives: Enemy of the State?

An enemy of the state is a person accused of certain crimes against the state, such as treason. Describing individuals in this way is sometimes a manifestation of political repression. For example, an authoritarian regime may purport to maintain national security by describing social or political dissidents as "enemies of the state". In other cases, the individual in question may have legitimately endangered the country and/or its population. For example, a double agent selling military or intelligence secrets could undermine a nation's security, and could therefore be considered an enemy not of just a person or entity within a state, but the state itself and all entities therein.

The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement officials about a rise in "rightwing extremist activity," saying the economic recession, the election of America's first black president and the return of a few disgruntled war veterans could swell the ranks of white-power militias.

Now OK, we already know that the ignorant Left actually thinks that all Conservatives are War mongering, hate filled, Racist, Chauvinistic, Homophobes. They have attempting to portray us as this for years, even though, as I have pointed out here countless times, it is THEY that are the true Racist. But THIS? This is so far over the line, it is CRIMINAL.

A footnote attached to the report by the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines "rightwing extremism in the United States" as including not just racist or hate groups, but also groups that reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority.

So if you believe in the CONSTITUTION, YOU are an Extremist. An Enemy of the the Federal Government?

"It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration," the warning says.

Are you getting this? So if you are against Amnesty, Abortion, or gather, such as the Tea Party Movement to speak out against the False Messiah Obama, YOU ARE A CRIMINAL!

So if the Government starts to seize Religious Centers, what will stop them from seizing a Christian Church, or a Synagogue, that they deem an Enemy of the State. If they deem them Radical and Extremists, a threat to America and the American, all inclusiveness, way of life, what would stop them from coming in and shutting them down? After they do THIS, seizing the Mosques, with standing ovations, and great cheer, they will then have a precedent to come after ANYONE, that they feel is an enemy of whatever their agendas may be.

Now, do not misunderstand me. I have NO PROBLEM with the Government coming in and seizing Banks or Business that are PROVEN to be funding those that want us dead. I have no problem, and it is already on the books, with Government coming in a seizing personal property that is being used in felony crimes. I DO have a problem with Eminent Domain, but not seizing property that is to be found conducting felony crimes against fellow citizens.

But when you start talking about seizing Religious Centers, be they whatever Faith they are, I have to pause in my celebratory cheer. I have to look at history and what our Constitution actually says. I have to add logic, and commonsense. I have to think ahead, as to might may be the "unforeseen ramification and consequences" for the actions we take today. After doing that, I have to say, I feel it would be far better if we did NOT go down this road.

Seize the Banks. Take the Skyscraper. Investigate, and if proven FACT, arrest anyone that is found to be guilty of planing out attacks or conduction felony crimes. But let's leave the Religious Centers alone. Do I feel Islam is a peaceful Religion? I have my doubts. However, this is not a precedent I think we really want to set.
Peter

Sources:
AP - Feds Move to Seize 4 Mosques, Skyscraper