Sunday, January 30, 2005

They've certainly broadcast enough

In an interesting role reversal, it develops that the
American Nazi Party has volunteered to pick up trash along a quiet stretch of rural road in Oregon state, causing an uproar after getting a sign placed there crediting its work. ...

"American Nazi Party" is written on the sign, which is part of the "Adopt-A-Road" program that encourages local groups to clean up road litter in exchange for recognition on small signs,
Reuters reported on Saturday.

Marion County officials pointed out that there was no way for them to refuse the Nazis participation in the program, which is true, what with that pesky notion that free speech has to apply to everyone and all the rest of that icky left-wing liberal stuff. In fact,
[a] branch of the Klu Klux Klan has "adopted" a stretch of road in Missouri. After several legal battles, U.S. courts ruled that attempts to block the white supremacists from the litter program was a violation of its free speech rights.
Even so, Dan Estes, senior policy advisor to the county's Board of Commissioners said he'd personally received at least 30 complaints. He went on to say that the county
put up the two signs at a cost to taxpayers of about $500.... If the signs are destroyed, the sponsoring organization must pay for replacements.
I can't help but wonder why he found it necessary to include that last part. Was it just to reassure local taxpayers? Or maybe....

Nah, he's a good public servant. He'd never think that way.

"So sorry about your signs. You are still going to pick up the trash, aren't you?"

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