This evening, the supervisors had the opportunity to meet about 100 of their constituents.  The supervisors discovered that the majority of these residents want simply to be left alone.

A few residents think that it is the government’s job to guarantee us happiness and keep us safe.  They seem willing to give away their freedom for this empty promise.  They seem to be very willing to take away the freedom of others, too.

The supervisors chose to abolish the proposed ordinance that would have adopted the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code.

If we in Upper Tyrone want an ordinance, the ordinance needs to be based on the fundamental rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and the right to own private property.  The ordinance must be clear that the only activities that are prohibited are those that harm another person’s life, take away another person’s liberty, or damage their private property.

The ordinance cannot guarantee that a person will be happy, that a person will be free from having to see “nuisances”.  We do not have the right to be free from discomfort.

Here is the video footage of the entire meeting.