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Public Nudity Ban Being Stripped in Brattleboro

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Old 08-23-2007, 10:04 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Public Nudity Ban Being Stripped in Brattleboro
by The Associated Press

Posted: August 22, 2007 - 5:00 pm ET

(Brattleboro, Vermont) Vermont's clothing-optional capital is stripping off its temporary ban on public nudity.

A month after passing the temporary ban, the Brattleboro Selectboard voted 3-2 on Tuesday to reject a proposed ordinance that would have made it permanent.

When the emergency temporary ordinance expires next month, public nudity will no longer be illegal.

It's all about tolerance, one board member said.

"We in this country are going down a slippery slope these days," said Dora Bouboulis, noting a national newspaper recently published an article about the emergency ordinance under the headline "Tolerant town gets intolerant."

She said it wasn't up to the town to restrict anyone's right to dress or undress.

Before the vote, residents weighed in on both sides of the debate.

Michael Gauthier gave the Selectboard a petition with signatures of 967 people who support a nudity ban.

"What is the point, other than shock and awe, that the nudists are trying to make?" he asked.
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Old 08-23-2007, 10:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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good for them.

I just hope the city buses have tear-off paper seat covers
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How long does the nudity "season" last in Vermont? I couldn't be more than a few months.
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When the emergency temporary ordinance expires next month, public nudity will no longer be illegal.
Well, that will be the end of people trying to compare bans on gay marriage to bans on public nudity.

Good. It was a silly comparison anyway.
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Beware...sarcastic post below....Not for the sensitive..
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Well, that will be the end of people trying to compare bans on gay marriage to bans on public nudity.

Good. It was a silly comparison anyway.
Can we compare it to prostitution then? Let's see here... It's only legal in one state anda handful of countries. And it legitimizes a morally corrupt situation. And it's sex with no procreative intent. Lotsa similarities....Hmmm....
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stop being an offensive insulting a-hole to the gay members of this forum
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Can we compare it to prostitution then? Let's see here... It's only legal in one state anda handful of countries. And it legitimizes a morally corrupt situation. And it's sex with no procreative intent. Lotsa similarities....Hmmm....
I missed out on a golden opportunity in my 20s then... I never charged anyone.
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The irony is that most people who like being seen naked aren't the kind you really want to see naked.
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The irony is that most people who like being seen naked aren't the kind you really want to see naked.
Likewise, to paraphrase George Carlin, it's ironic that most women who are against abortion are women you wouldn't want to have sex with in the first place.
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Or another comedian.. can't recall his name... pointed out that many people who say "they've chosen to abstain from sex and remain celibate" pretty much had that choice made for them already anyway...
If at first you don’t succeed – try, try again and then quit. There’s no sense in making a damned fool of yourself. – W.C. Fields

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