I’ve blogged about this previously, but it was always half in jest. I can’t jest any more.
The Scheibel Corporation’s drone spy plane, developed on behalf of the military, is now going civilian. A news story today indicates that the drone may soon become a news gathering tool, as television stations begin using them as their new sky spy.
That’s been done in the past, of course, from helicopters and small planes owned by the TV stations. But those stations have always had to be cautious about invasion of privacy. Grab some pictures of you and a couple of ladies in the backyard hot tub, and the invasion of privacy lawsuits would fly.
I hate to act amused at someone else’s misfortune, but this is one of those rare times when all homeowners should stand up and cheer. It seems the Indiana Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against three board members of The Harbours Homeowners Association in Jeffersonville. It may be that law enforcement around the country is following the example of the FBI in its massive Grand Jury investigation into Las Vegas HOAs.
First, homeowners who unwittingly sign those real estate papers to buy into an HOA generally don’t realize that they’re stepping out of the Constitutional government we’re all so used to. And they’re stepping into an entirely new form of government. A true democracy. The kind of democracy that our founding fathers warned us to avoid. A lot of bad things happen in a democracy, such things as slavery or discrimination, or complete suppression of minority factions.
I should say, “Hard to believe,” but in the world of Homeowners Associations each story is wilder than the last.
Members of the Saw Creek Homeowners Association in Bushkill, Pennsylvania, are now being sued for sex discrimination and sexual abuse. And it could cost the homeowners a pile of money.
The complainant, who worked for the association, claimed her supervisor made increasingly aggressive physical and verbal sexual advances. When she refused he allegedly called her a “slut” and a “whore” in front of other employees. He then began spreading rumors that she had worked as a prositute. When the woman complained to her superiors, she was fired.
You don’t think you’d like to live under Marxism? Well, how about just a tiny taste of it?
Let’s envision some super-smart city planners who’ve determined that cities are only healthy if they consist of at least 70% owner-occupied homes, and no more than 30% renter-occupied.
So they establish what they call a 70/30 rule. Any residential block found to have less than 70% owner-occupied homes is deemed to be “unhealthy.” The solution? License all landlords in the city. If any block falls below the 70/30 rule, then no more homes can be rented on that block. If some poor homeowner is facing foreclosure and tries to rent out his home to save it….”Well, screw ’em.” He can’t get a landlord’s license and he’ll just have to let his house go into foreclosure.
