| By Dave Harding, ProgressOhio - Aug 19th, 2007 at 9:18 am EDT |
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Dear Mr. Silver,
As an American citizen, I must take issue with your decision to change the charges against Kevin Egler, the man who placed an "Impeach Bush" sign in a public park, from "Unlawful Advertising" to "Littering". Lacking any commercial motivation, I can see why the initial charge of "advertising" had to be dropped, but to call Mr. Egler's sign "litter" is nothing less than a slap in the face to everything this country is supposed to stand for. You can call it litter if you want, but it's "litter" that's not only protected by the First Amendment, but damn well bought and paid for by every drop of blood that's ever been shed for this country all the way back to the footprints in the snows of Valley Forge.
I strongly suggest you call it something else.
Consider charging Mr. Egler with something along the lines of "creating a visual distraction" or otherwise interfering with a driver's ability to concentrate on the road. That way all you'll need to do is take down every billboard, advertisement, corporate logo and non-essential visual distraction from every roadway within your jurisdiction and I believe you'll have a fine case.
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