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stedrocklp t1_ix35q0c wrote

Outlaw billboards = yes, outlaw political signs = no. It's not logical. One caveat though. If someone wants one in their yard fine. But public roads/corners should be outlawed. How do we make this happen?

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20thMaine t1_ix3c2zl wrote

By banning all temporary signs in the public right of way.

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The_Maine_Viking t1_ix3gsim wrote

Which means no more yard sale notices, open house signs for realtors, farm stands, lost cats and dogs posters, lost KID posters...

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20thMaine t1_ix3gxln wrote

Exactly. That is what it would take in order to not single out political speech, unfortunately.

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The_Maine_Viking t1_ix3hkax wrote

I don't think their would be broad support for that. And I think you would still run up against the 1st Amendment even though it applied to everything.

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20thMaine t1_ix3hp46 wrote

I know… that’s the point, and why it won’t happen.

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Dirty_Lew t1_ix59v64 wrote

There was a Supreme Court case about signs, it’s a first amendment issue. Roadways are considered the public realm. So unless they’re causing a safety hazard, states and municipalities can’t outlaw them.

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