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Trick Used To Pass French "Three Strikes"
Glyn Moody writes "France's 'Loi Hadopi' — better known as 'three strikes and you're out' — was passed by the National Assembly late last night when only 16 deputies were present (the vote was 12 in favor, 4 against). Most politicians had left because it was expected that the vote would take place next week. In this way, President Sarkozy has sneaked his controversial legislation through the French parliament — and shown his contempt for the democratic process. So now what?"
does anyone really care?
Yes! Shame on those 12 people for voting for a law that holds criminals accountable for their crimes! Shame on them, shame shame shame!
Yes, well many of us move into communities with home owners agreements specifically because there are rules against X, Y and Z. I personally would not have purchased my home had I known the HOA was as lax as it was about rules enforcement. I don't consider myself particularly agressive or petty, I just know that I expected some enforcement of the bylaws. The fact that these bylaws are also typically written into deed restrictions means they have some legal teeth.
I have a neighbor 2 doors down that has violated 5 of the rules. He has 1) put up a shed on a .2 acre property, 2) parked his camper alongside his garage, 3) erected a 6 foot fence around his 4) above ground pool and 5) strung up a clothesline. It is in my best interest, and those of my other neighbors, to ask the HOA to sue him and get him to resolve these issues if he doesn't do so after asking politely because it has a detrimental effect on the value/selling prices of our homes.
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. . . is, for example, when you attempt to use your state's Supreme Court to over-rule your state's constitution during a presidential election.
If Sarkozy followed the laws of France, how did he show contempt? If the people of France are outraged, they should use the rules (i.e. the "democratic process") to change the rule and/or rid themselves of whoever outraged them.
What?