tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post6402794003937008725..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Three's A CrowdLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-46991514871268990672015-08-27T06:15:13.259-04:002015-08-27T06:15:13.259-04:00So what will happen? (what do you mean by "s...So what will happen? (what do you mean by "surrender"?)Jasper Lieberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444856844359795418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-79178095626043157832015-08-26T14:37:29.968-04:002015-08-26T14:37:29.968-04:00All I can tell you for sure is Amherst is now a be...All I can tell you for sure is Amherst is now a better place because of the Rental Permit Bylaw. <br /><br />And if there really were egregious violations of the personal sanctity of anyone's right to enjoy their most valuable possession -- the roof over their heads -- you would have heard about it by now.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-40556532620907945482015-08-26T14:27:36.081-04:002015-08-26T14:27:36.081-04:00"The wants of the many can easily be passed o..."The wants of the many can easily be passed off as needs because the few have little choice."<br /><br />You could use your response to any government action, regardless of how grotesque. All you need is some group with some power to say that what they want is a need. It does not make it logical or settled. <br /><br />To say that Amherst needed this is more than a stretch. To say they want this, well I would not argue one bit that many local community members want to have control over their neighbors' properties. I would feel more than comfortable saying that they want it so much that they cannot even discern it from a need any longer. <br /><br />I know you are old enough to remember the saying, which you also know is rarely said any more...."possession is 9/10ths of the law." The modern version is more suited, and you post versions of it quite regularly..."the law has the right to 9/10ths of all possessions", why...well they need them. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-10320717155364782352015-08-26T14:06:05.911-04:002015-08-26T14:06:05.911-04:00"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of ..."The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one."Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-60032967813727421202015-08-26T13:59:55.727-04:002015-08-26T13:59:55.727-04:00Good for the town. Now this guy knows who really o...Good for the town. Now this guy knows who really owns that house. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com