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Related: About this forumPink 'Kamala Harris' yard signs trigger snit in Birmingham, owner orders hundreds more
(Detroit Free Press) For every action in nature and some in human affairs theres an equal and opposite reaction.
When Birmingham resident Nikki Sapiro Vinckier adorned her front yard with matching campaign signs promoting Kamala Harris for president, an anonymous neighbor said they had to come down. Having a batch of signs violated city ordinances that stipulate just one sign, according to the neighbor, who stuck a list of intimidating rules about signs in Sapiro Vinckiers mailbox.
The rules looked real. But Birminghams mayor and city manager both said, in effect, "Nothing doing put up all the signs you want until the election," Sapiro Vinckier said. That unleashed her more-than-equal-and-opposite reaction. The happy Harris fan ordered a whole lot more signs and planted them in her front yard. They're printed on one side in a design widely available on Etsy and other Internet sites; and they show on the reverse a Harris quote that Sapiro Vinckier chose, which rings true for her: "We must be a nation that trusts women."
"In total, I have ordered or helped facilitate the ordering with my design of over 7,000 signs," she said. Many came to Michigan, but "hundreds have shipped to other swing states," she said. ..............(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2024/08/28/pink-kamala-harris-yard-signs-get-complaints/74973758007/
Nittersing
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FailureToCommunicate
(14,322 posts)If I lived closer, I'd offer to mow her lawn...and of course replace the signs.
zeusdogmom
(1,047 posts)But worth it
barbtries
(29,761 posts)WOMEN ARE PEOPLE
as an aside, i do believe that the one thing JD Vance is 100% sincere about is his absolute hatred of women. He and TCFSF have that in common, along with many if not most republicans.
Oopsie Daisy
(4,500 posts)Oh how I wish I could afford to be so extravagant. This looks like fun! I'm glad that someone can do it.
CrispyQ
(38,238 posts)Pink is a nice change from red, white, & blue. I have a few signs this year & this is one of my favorites.
Happy Hoosier
(8,382 posts)I fully support this warrior!
BittyJenkins
(587 posts)they will arrogate her lawn!
TommieMommy
(1,096 posts)multigraincracker
(34,068 posts)Surprised it happened there.
gopiscrap
(24,170 posts)in 1990 candidate Michael Collier ran for US Congress in the Democratic primary against a DINO he was unknown so put up yard signs in March of that year for a Sept primary. The City took his signs down from private yards and he sued in court. It went to the Washington State Supreme court and he won his case 9-0 declaring the City of Tacoma's electoral yard sign unconstitutional.
twodogsbarking
(12,228 posts)Political Signs, considered "personal expression signs", are permitted in the Township and do not require a sign permit. However, residents should please note that:
Residential lots may have up to three temporary signs in the yard.
Personal expression signs are only allowed in your own yard; they are not permitted to be placed in the Township's Right-of-Way (ROW), which is the area between the sidewalk and the street. In areas with no sidewalk, the ROW is typically the area between the utility poles and the street.
COL Mustard
(6,883 posts)When I park on Federal property, I'm limited to one regular sized bumper sticker on my car. As long as everyone else is held to that standard, I'm fine with it.
So far I haven't noticed any egregious violations...no Trump flagged pickups, no cars covered with stickers. But it wouldn't surprise me. The building I work in is pretty conservative (but not exclusively).
sarge43
(29,155 posts)Magoo48
(5,339 posts)EarnestPutz
(2,583 posts)Demovictory9
(33,752 posts)llmart
(16,331 posts)Birmingham is a relatively liberal small city and rather upper middle class. I like how she wouldn't be intimidated. Good on her!
PatrickforB
(15,109 posts)Evolve Dammit
(18,603 posts)ailsagirl
(23,801 posts)Figarosmom
(2,612 posts)demmiblue
(37,849 posts)AllaN01Bear
(23,039 posts)DENVERPOPS
(9,949 posts)I have noticed a TOTAL lack of yard signs. Even the Republican's were afraid (ashamed???) to put up Trump Signs??????......
Anyone else, in other areas notice the same????????
Warpy
(113,130 posts)I've never even seen a TFG bumper sticker or red hat in the wild, although I'm sure I'd see them over close to the Texas border.
I never thought it was intimidation, I just thought it was a total lack of enthusiasm or either side.
I can't speak to this year, blind old bat is blind.
Kire
(11,095 posts)not fooled
(6,070 posts)That neighbor tried to intimidate her with threats based on fakery. Probably emulating their idol., the lifelong con.