ronpaulvoter
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Ever heard of Covington, Georgia?
Oh yes, it was the location where "In the Heat of the Night" and "The Dukes of Hazzard" was filmed.
People say it has a nice historic district.
But Covington has a dark side. It was mentioned by Neal Boortz.
a few years ago, Covington implemented a draconian and mandatory home inspection program, obstensibly to get rid of low rent slums. But it affected everybody, including people who owned their homes. The rules were strict. Housekeeping and even the temperature in the refrigerator had to pass muster. If it didn't pass, you were thrown out of your own home. One elderly couple was, and they began living in their motor home, parked in the driveway. They were thrown out of that also. Where did they go after that? Don't know. With friends, if they had any. Otherwise, perhaps, on the streets.
I don't have a follow-up on what happened later. But my hunch was a lot of public outrage that forced the city to scrap its unconstitutional policy of violating people's private property.
Oh yes, it was the location where "In the Heat of the Night" and "The Dukes of Hazzard" was filmed.
People say it has a nice historic district.
But Covington has a dark side. It was mentioned by Neal Boortz.
a few years ago, Covington implemented a draconian and mandatory home inspection program, obstensibly to get rid of low rent slums. But it affected everybody, including people who owned their homes. The rules were strict. Housekeeping and even the temperature in the refrigerator had to pass muster. If it didn't pass, you were thrown out of your own home. One elderly couple was, and they began living in their motor home, parked in the driveway. They were thrown out of that also. Where did they go after that? Don't know. With friends, if they had any. Otherwise, perhaps, on the streets.
I don't have a follow-up on what happened later. But my hunch was a lot of public outrage that forced the city to scrap its unconstitutional policy of violating people's private property.