Laws relevant to Foxborough McDonald's —Vince Schneider

He's back from Afghanistan and has a new plan to fight McDonald's. Vince Schneider asked the County Commission for an ordinance about hours.

After quoting from the U.S. Tenth and Fourth Amendments and talking about privacy rights, he read similar passages from the Georgia Constitution, and this one, from Section II. Origin and Structure of Government:

All government, of right, originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole. Public officers are the trustees and servants of the people and are at all times amenable to them.

He then read a definition of ordinance, and noted that many ordinances deal with issues of safety, health, morals, etc.

His recommendation: for the Commission to pass an ordinance limiting hours of operation for such type of enterprises.

That's the county attorney visible directly past Schneider (under the microphone). Of course it's the commissioners who must propose and pass any ordinance. That will require

them being willing to take a position for the people and the good of the whole.

At least one local appointed board, the Zoing Board of Appeals, has been willing to deny the corpulent fast-food giant a variance for the good of the people. Is the County Commission willing to pass an ordinance for the good of the peoplpe?

Here's the video:

Laws relevant to Foxborough McDonald's —Vince Schneider
Regular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 24 May 2011.
Videos by Johh S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

-jsq