Just as you don't have the right to yell "fire" in a crowded movie theater, you don't have the right to be obnoxious about other aspects of free speech.

A 30' elephant statue? Could be a risk to the community. There are a number of reasons for being against it.

A *sign* of an elephant in your window? Free speech.

A wreath on your door, proclaiming that you wished the spirit of Christmas survived year-round? Free speech.

In fact, I forgot to take the wreath off my door this year. A couple of weeks ago, my fiancee reshaped the ribbon into a heart-shape for Valentines Day

Want to be more controversial? Put up a flagpole and fly the Stars and Stripes.

Now.. If you believe the country is in dire trouble, fly it upside down. See how long it takes before someone gets their panties in a wad. Doesn't matter. It's free speech.

dklassen: I knew there would one day be somewhere we would find common ground.

Donna2: I'm going to be a bit sarcastic here and say that I'm sorry you feel that the Sprit of Christmas should have a time limit on it. How many times have we seen stories on the news where people lament that "Christmas spirit" doesn't last longer than the immediate holiday season?

Though, now that I think of it, I wonder if they also would enforce that ordinance on anyone flying a flag more than 60 days before or after July 4th.