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Couples wanting their wedding at that charming winery where they met or some other scenic private venue may need to pay a fee to get government authorization in the form of a permit. Complain about it enough, and you could get an IRS audit in the post-Constitution America.
A Virginia government official made known his desire to require wedding permits on private property in an email to colleagues on a 15-member board called the On Farm Activities Working Group (OFAWG). The board was put together by Commissioner Matt Lohr of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to address issues raised in the Boneta Bill.
The Boneta Bill was named after farmer Martha Boneta, who was cited and threatened with $5,000 fines for having a birthday party for eight 10-year-old girls without a permit.
About those IRS audits, Martha Boneta got one; so did a Fauquier County vintner who fought local environmentalists. More will be reported.
The same anti-property rights zealots who made Martha's life a living hell now want to insert themselves in your wedding on private property using local zoning or 'land-use' laws.
We're not talking about marriage licenses. The anti-property rights crowd wants permits from those who host weddings that take place thousands of times per year at wineries, charming inns, friends' meadows, private residences, etc.
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In 1926, the U.S. Supreme Court first upheld local zoning laws in Village of Euclid v. Amber Realty Company. Since then, zoning laws have come to be used for more than just zoning. They are now employed by local governments to deprive property owners of their rights, and to extort fees and unconstitutional conditions from people who wish to engage in particular land uses.
While we see the federal government as the 800-pound gorilla in the battle over property rights, so-called "environmentalists" are now spending more energy and money at the local-government level to effect their anti-property rights agenda.
Read more: Articles: Here Comes the Bride, Zoning Permit In Hand
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A Virginia government official made known his desire to require wedding permits on private property in an email to colleagues on a 15-member board called the On Farm Activities Working Group (OFAWG). The board was put together by Commissioner Matt Lohr of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to address issues raised in the Boneta Bill.
The Boneta Bill was named after farmer Martha Boneta, who was cited and threatened with $5,000 fines for having a birthday party for eight 10-year-old girls without a permit.
About those IRS audits, Martha Boneta got one; so did a Fauquier County vintner who fought local environmentalists. More will be reported.
The same anti-property rights zealots who made Martha's life a living hell now want to insert themselves in your wedding on private property using local zoning or 'land-use' laws.
We're not talking about marriage licenses. The anti-property rights crowd wants permits from those who host weddings that take place thousands of times per year at wineries, charming inns, friends' meadows, private residences, etc.
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In 1926, the U.S. Supreme Court first upheld local zoning laws in Village of Euclid v. Amber Realty Company. Since then, zoning laws have come to be used for more than just zoning. They are now employed by local governments to deprive property owners of their rights, and to extort fees and unconstitutional conditions from people who wish to engage in particular land uses.
While we see the federal government as the 800-pound gorilla in the battle over property rights, so-called "environmentalists" are now spending more energy and money at the local-government level to effect their anti-property rights agenda.
Read more: Articles: Here Comes the Bride, Zoning Permit In Hand
Follow us: [MENTION=20123]American[/MENTION]Thinker on Twitter | AmericanThinker on Facebook
