Calm down Tony the original poster ask us for our opinion and I gave it. Now lets go thru your point one by one.
Sorry, I guess I should have pointed this out earlier, but, this is the wife posting, not Tony.
Actually I do believe public safety should be a factor. Like someone else posted that it look like the guy is putting in a septic tank and what if he was your neighbor and put his drain field right next to your well. Now if you were his neighbor I suppose you would be ok with that, NOT.
If my neighbor is doing something wrong, then let the government get a warrant to search his property. Until then, STAY OFF OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. I'm not willing to sacrifice anyone else's rights for the sake of my safety. Those that covet safety above freedom, deserve neither.
I agree with your thoughts on the government playing too large a roll in our daily lives. I think the government should not be involved in things like abortion, gay marriage and like the Terry Schiavo thing but these are personal things that people can make their own decisions and have nothing to do with public safety.
Well, you do still have SOME common sense left
Obsessed with his rights, yea that's how it looks. I believe in the constitution but I don't memorize it or carry it around in my back pocket. Since you assumed so much about my beliefs I assume by some of your statements that you Tony, are a anti government militia guy like the ones that blew up the building in Oklahoma.
There is nothing wrong with being obsessed with your rights. If you aren't, then who will be? In a perfect world, we would be able to trust those who hold the power to do the right thing, but I really don't think that is reality. And, that would be an anti government GAL to you.
Lock me up for idiotic comments, I think not. I do believe in Freedom of Speech because my speech can't hurt anyone. Now if I scream FIRE, FIRE in a public theatre or something like that then they can lock me up because people would get hurt in the stampede, again I am all for public safety.
Again, those who covet safety over freedom, deserve neither.
Lastly and finally how you made the connection that I would think it's right for the government to take my property to throw in a Walmart is beyond me. Eminent domain has it's place but not for anything other than something like freeways, firestations or major roads not for a shopping center or housing projects.
You seem to love the government and public safety, so it would make sense that you would support their efforts to improve the city (translation - increase the tax base) for the public good.
Tony, since you assumed soooo much about me I assume that if someone saw a terrorist getting ready to blow up an atomic bomb on his property that you think the police should get a search warrant first before entering his property, remember the constitution now. Now because of his constitutional rights millions are dead but by golly the constitution is still strong. I find the people that scream the loudest about the constitution and their rights are usually the ones that have something to hide, I hope that's not the case with you.
There are a lot of dead men and women that believed that the constitution and the freedoms that it gives us are more important than their own lives. The sacrifice that they made is a testament to how great this country was. I hesitate to say that it is still great because there are too many people that feel as you do and I truly believe that this will be the downfall of the mighty USA.
I will be one of those screaming the loudest about my rights and if I have something to hide, it is none of your business. Just remember, I may have things that I don't want you to know about, but they aren't illegal. For instance, I might not want my neighbor knowing that I have legally amassed a small fortune and I'm hiding it under my bed. I may also have a sizable antique gun collection that is no one's business but my own. Are these things illegal? NO. Does this mean that I am hiding something, so I must be a criminal? NO.
Like I said before with the little we saw on the tape it's hard to know for sure what is going on. But the reason that this is such a great country is because we are a country of law and order. I assume by what the woman in the video said that she does not need a warrant to search this freaks property you assume she does but who knows. Why Tony to I think that you have a book on your shelf called the Turner Diaries, let me know if you do.
You are right, this is a nation of law and order. That law and order is based on our constitution. The Fourth Amendment to our Constitution protects me from unreasonable search and seizure. If the freak (I'm speaking of the health inspector here, I think she is the freak), has enough probable cause to search his property, then she can get a warrant to do so. If she had one, then I don't think that there would have been a problem. She was either too lazy or didn't have a good enough reason to get one.
I hope we get the chance to hear the outcome of this situation. If anyone has any additional info, please post it.
Theresa
