Life, Liberty and the Pursue of Chickens

It seems that something in my eBook "Keeping the Letter of the Law" touched off a fire in Troy McBride. Here are selections from a recent email he sent me, published with his permission.

Dave,

I have done the research, and have come to some conclusions about zoning codes. Lets start with the Declaration of Independence.

"All men are created equal. All people are born with the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. "

No ruler can take these rights away. It is our duty to either change the ordinance or the municipal government that denies these inalienable rights. The 14th amendment to the constitution about equality should also play a role in this. Don't forget our forefathers were subjected to similar agricultural tyranny by tyrants. I will bet dollars to donuts that every signer of the Declaration of Independence was involved with the husbandry of chicken farming. Don't forget that Benjamin Franklin advocated the Turkey (a wild fowl) as the national bird!

If some cities and large metro areas allow chickens, then the health argument is moot. To be equal, and all citizens being equal, we must have the right to raise chickens and turkeys regardless of the style and size of their property. I am rasising turkeys and chickens for the education of my children.

(You might want to review Thomas Jefferson’s background and how he educated his children with chickens because he thought it could teach them responsibility, and connect them with life. Thomas also gave chickens to friends. If you go to the Monticello website and look up chickens as a key word, you will find the Jefferson's letters talking about bantam chickens.)

So [board members], can I raise some food fowl? Will you affirmatively vote against our children, their education, property rights, and the very ideas and ideals that this nation were founded upon?

The Supreme Court has ruled against planning departments in the past where they tried to only have an agricultural zone. Why should we even consider having 4H clubs, if 90% of America's children do not have the life, liberty, and freedom raise the chickens on their properties, to bring to the county fair as the spirit of the Declaration of Independence set forth?

Are we not equal in property rights? Are we not a free democracy? Are we under British rule? Being that the British had not allowed our forefathers property or rights to life, or liberties that many in this country have shed their common blood to assure?

Zoning has only existed for a short period of time in American history, and has been challenged in courts. [Municipalities] can only enforce ordinances that do not violate State law, and I say that in fact, in the chicken area of the ordinance, they not only violate State law, but our basic property rights as Americans!

Best,
Troy McBride

Brian Boatright said:

Hi Tony,

I enjoyed your well-reasoned argument about the zoning laws (and I'm a huge fan of TJ). You made the statement: The Supreme Court has ruled against planning departments in the past where they tried to only have an agricultural zone. Can you put your hand on the case you are referring to?

Thanks,
Brian

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