“The winery ordinance passed under the pretext that it protects the health, safety and welfare of the public. It forces wineries to close at 6 p.m. and prohibits sale of food unless the wineries obtain special permits from the zoning administrator. The ordinance lists prohibited winery activities such as hot air balloon rides, farmers’ markets, and mini-golf. Among the prohibited activities, the ordinance includes anything else determined by the zoning administrator ‘to be similar in nature or in impact to’ the listed activities. That’s the equivalent allowing police officers to ticket drivers for nearly anything they wish.”
http://washingtonexaminer.com/virginia-vintners-taste-the-police-state/article/2504381
Related posts:
U.S. Postal Service hopes to be the ‘cutting edge of functional fashion’
The Food-Truck Business Stinks
New UK wealth tax plan to target ALL assets - including jewelry and buy-to-let homes
Bitcoin Mania Grips China
Centuries-old disfiguring plague breaks out due to the war in Syria
Wine producers go hi-tech to protect against fraud
Idaho deputies confront, handcuff man for saying 'Nickelback'
Pentagon requests more funding for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’
New Obamacare tax could hit veterinarians, increase pet care costs
U.S. 'conferring with allies on potential punitive strikes'
Trigger-happy NSA guards hospitalize three men who took a wrong turn
Third-Largest US Futures Broker Newedge Fined for Lax Oversight of Manipulative Trades
Guarding Kerala’s Great Temple Treasures
Baghdad cafe bombing kills 27 ahead of elections
Korea Today - Bitcoin: Currency for the future?