One of the candidates running for elected office in Vermont reports that her campaign yard signs have been stolen from their Valley locations.
And that is not right.
When people agree to have any particular candidate's sign on their lawn or business they do so for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they like that candidate best. Perhaps they simply want to be supportive of those running for office.
The reasons don't really matter. What matters is that people have given permission for the signs and candidates have placed them. To remove them violates the principals of free speech that the property owners expressed by having the signs there.
To remove them is a petty, immature and ineffective way to try to make one candidate less visible than others. Although the candidate in question is running for Washington County Senate and her signs are the only Washington County Senate signs that have appeared in The Valley so far, it is hard to see who might benefit from her signs disappearing.
Don't mess with the political signs that people put up. It is their right to do so on their own property. Don't trespass and violate their freedom to support whomever they want.
Don't disrespect the candidates who care enough to run for office in our state. Regardless of party affiliation their desire to run deserves our respect and our courtesy.
If you disagree with the politics of a candidate, get the sign of a candidate with whom you do agree and put it in your own yard.
Don't mess with other people's signs and don't trespass on their property. Show some respect.
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