Donald Trump's civil disobedience against zoning

[KBCraig]

He's probably no fan of ours when it comes to views on using government to get what you want, but Donald Trump is standing up to local government in Florida, and building without their permission.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/11/01/trump.flag.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Donald Trump cited for 80-foot flag pole

PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Donald Trump's display of patriotism is apparently too flamboyant for this chic oceanside town.

Palm Beach officials cited Trump for hoisting a large American flag atop an 80-foot pole at his lavish Mar-a-Lago estate and club.

Town officials said the real estate mogul has violated zoning codes with a flagpole taller than 42 feet and for erecting it without a building permit and permission from the landmarks board.

Trump has until November 27 to apply for approvals or face a December 21 code enforcement hearing that could result in $250-a-day fines.

"You don't need a permit to put up the American flag," Trump said Tuesday. "The day you need a permit to put up the American flag, that will be a sad day for this country."

Lee Hanley, vice chairman of the town's landmarks commission, previously said the 15-by-25-foot flag makes the town look like "we have an Okeechobee car dealer," referring to a strip of auto dealerships along Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach.

Trump responded in a letter last week saying that "anyone who objects should not, in my opinion, hold a public office of any kind -- at least not in this country."

The flag first appeared outside the estate October 3.

[Forastero]

A sad day for this country indeed.

[burnthebeautiful]

Businessmen are good people to have on our side. We should Trump to join the FSP

[FrankChodorov]

Businessmen are good people to have on our side. We should Trump to join the FSP

Corporations are nothing more than the legal extension of the state.

Business want the state to regulate them because it protects their profits as it raises the barrier of entry.