I have lived my entire life in the Wild West environment of small town upper midwest, where people live generally within the few rules written. My initial response to the deed restrictions in TV was, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.
On Fox News this morning ( which I am liking less all the time), I learned and now understand the necessity of deed restrictions. Lead in to the story was a deputy sheriff was told he would have to remove a sign on his garage door that said God Bless America. I am not religious but I respect free speech and freedom of religion. The intro implied by calling him a deputy sheriff that his employer had ordered removal of the sign.
When he was interviewed it turned out he lived in a home owner association that had a rule against signs. The response to the story by the association was VERY good.. Your sign and its message are very appropriate to many people but if signs are not prohibited, signs and language that offend many people will also be put up. WOW, can you see it.. God Bless America, next door to God hates America, next door to God caused 911, etc etc. My sign would read, God hates signs. Signs everywhere on every issue... who wants to live in that kind of mess. NOT me. I have learned my lesson. Deed restrictions are a very good thing, and if you don't like them, don't move there.
But I am still going to paint my house with purple and yellow stripes.
