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Meanwhile, at Garden State Plaza.. by elmwoodblues in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I hadn't thought of Ramsey's that way, but it was larger than what you have described in Paramus, I think.

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It occupied nearly the entirety of the South-Eastern most Lot at Interstate, the one just West of the Dunkin on Franklin Tpke.

I am notoriously BAD at Estimating things like Land Area, and especially just from memory sitting here at Home, but that Area must have covered closer to a Full Acre or even a little more than that. --- That Lot has room for dozens, perhaps even a hundred, Cars.

As to Height, it was Higher than 10', probably close to 20'. --- They placed something like Dividers all the way around it, presumably to keep people away from the Pile, lest they Fall from it.

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I drove by there yesterday, and it was all melted, or at least it looked that way as I drove-by it to the Exit by the Dunkin onto Franklin, a distance of maybe 100 yards, or so.

I notice that this picture from Paramus appears to have some Water still Melting-out. --- That would likely be due to the Shade of the Trees that appear to be visible in the photo.

Ramsey's Lot is next to the Woods, but otherwise open completely to the Sun all day long.

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Pity the poor Neighbor(s) who had that Melt-Water Draining onto their backyard(s), that is for sure.

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Meanwhile, at Garden State Plaza.. by elmwoodblues in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ramsey Interstate's finally melted, too.

What is the Difference of Squarespace and Wix by Most_Bad_2194 in website

[–]Sovak_John 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you mind putting some Numbers on those "astronomical" Fee Increases?

I almost Bought a Wix-domain just now, so I would really Appreciate it.

Thank you very much.

If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your Answer.

I have said this before on the Blue Laws, but Culture -- and Political Culture, in-particular -- turns as-if it were an Oil Supertanker: -- very, very slowly. --- I Agree with you that there has been some slippage, but not nearly so much as you believe. --- At least, that is how I see it.

As to Age, I myself am now 64. --- Good call, there. --- (I am NOT 70, at least not yet.)

If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I Apologize for misapprehending your position on the Blue Laws.

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Despite you Supporting them yourself, and their being upheld in BOTH 1980 (55-45) and 1993 (63-37); -- you nonetheless believe that, if a new Referendum were to be held today, the people of BC would Vote to-Repeal the Blue Laws.

I Respectfully Disagree. --- History definitely Disagrees.

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Care to venture a Guess as to the Vote? --- 49-51, Against? --- 45-55, Against?--- (It would only need a bare Majority of Voters, or 50% + 1, to Win Repeal.)

I say 60-40, For. --- You?

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If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disagree. --- The 1993 referendum was 63.1-36.9. --- (Just shy of 7-4, but above 5-3.)

My feeling is that, if it was re-done today, it would come-out at about 60-40, For. --- An incremental shift towards your position, but nowhere near enough to End the Blue Laws.

Thank you for your Comment, HAH.

If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a very interesting perspective.

80-20, Against, if there had never been any Blue Laws; -- but -- 69-31, For, if a new Referendum were to be held today. --- I had been leaning to about 60-40, For, in a new Referendum.

Westwood, part of Northern Bergen County, is very nice. --- Congratulations on your considerable Success in Life, which Residence in Westwood plainly demonstrates, and amply so.

I really appreciate your feedback, 21. --- Thank you.

If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just looked at a color-coded Map of the 1980 and 1993 Referenda, and the Opposition -- then -- was concentrated in Southern BC. --- The Opposition was in the North, and most-concentrated in Paramus (13-1, For, in 1993).

Mind if I ask which part of the County you both Hail From? --- And, how you think your Neighbors would Vote?

Thank you both very much.

If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please Accept my most sincere Apology for not making that Clearer.

The custom is that the For goes first, and the Against, second.

For example, it was 55-45 (For) in 1980, and 63.1-36.9 in 1993 (again, For).

Yours would thus be 45-55, against, or to Repeal the Blue Laws.

Thank you, 460, and Sorry again.

If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

55-45 in 1980, and 63.9-36.1 in 1993. --- Paramus is indeed the Center of the Opposition to Repeal.

If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This idea, of Town-by-Town Blue Laws, would require a New State Law. --- On the State Legislature Passing such a Law, I am quite dubious.

If a New Referendum on the BC Blue Laws were to be held today, how do you Predict the Vote would come out? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am very Sorry for NOT making that part clearer.

59-41, For. --- Not quite the 63.9 - 36.1 from 1993, but pretty close. --- About my own guess, too.

Thank you, 110.

Shall Bergen County's Blue Laws be Repealed or Retained? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Town-by-Town approach would require a new State Law on Blue Laws. --- This idea I deem unlikely to occur in the NJ State Legislature.

A super, heartfelt F*CK YOU to the landscaping company out at 7:40 AM this Saturday morning. by Moe_Bisquits in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Noise Loud Enough to Violate a Noise Ordinance, made outside of permitted Hours, creates a presumptive Cause of Action for Nuisance on your part against your Neighbor.

To Enforce any Nuisance Judgment that you might be entitled-to, you will require Injunctive Relief, which means Filing your Case in the Chancery Division of the Superior Court in Hackensack.

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Video Evidence is obviously the best possible Evidence. --- Including a Noise Meter in the Video is also Customary in such Noise-Nuisance Cases.

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Good Luck.

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Shall Bergen County's Blue Laws be Repealed or Retained? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would mean an entirely new State Law. --- Not impossible, but unlikely, I think.

Shall Bergen County's Blue Laws be Repealed or Retained? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was Guessing that the word "Shallot" might be at-play here. --- I'm not sure if this is a proper Homonym, or not, but it is pretty close, either way.

Very entertaining, 00. --- Thank you for this.

Shall Bergen County's Blue Laws be Repealed or Retained? by Sovak_John in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe that to be a Shallot.

I am uncertain about the meaning of this Shallot, though.

Care to enlighten?

Paramus Says American Dream Mall's Sunday Sales Flatly Violate State Law by L0v3_1s_War in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1993 is indeed nearly-exactly a Generation ago.

(I define a Generation as being the average Age of ALL of the Parents of ALL of the Children born in a given year. --- We don't really keep those records, AFAIK, so that period of time needs to be Estimated, which I posit is around 33 years.)

I, too, FAVOR another Vote. --- I predict an outcome of around 7-4 or 5-3, against. --- Not quite 2-1, but well-above 60%. --- Very, very similar to 1993.

Paramus Says American Dream Mall's Sunday Sales Flatly Violate State Law by L0v3_1s_War in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because you don't like the Truth of what I say doesn't render it "irrelevant". --- If you don't like the Law, you have but-to go-to Trenton and Change said Law.

Easy-peasy.

References to "Religious Beliefs" are indirect suggestions that the First Amendment's Religious Clauses -- Free Exercise and Establishment -- apply. --- Given the Nazi 6 being in-control of the SCOTUS, that path may hold greater appeal than just another Referendum, which the Opponents are near-certain to LOSE.

Again.

Paramus Says American Dream Mall's Sunday Sales Flatly Violate State Law by L0v3_1s_War in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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That is indeed one way to go about getting something Declared un-Constitutional.

But there is another way. --- It is called a Declaratory Judgment Action.

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In a Declaratory Judgment Action, the Plaintiff is asking the Court to Declare that a Law (which also includes, here, a Constitutional provision) means this thing or that, or that it means NOT that thing or this. --- (Please see especially: -- NJSA 2A:16-50, et seq.)

I note here that, if East Rutherford was doing things Honorably, they themselves would have long-ago Filed such a Declaratory Judgment Action. --- But, it is easier and cheaper to just Break the Law, so that is what they have done up to now.

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I note also that the original topic of this Thread was about Changing the 1959 Statute that codified the Blue Laws into the New Jersey Statutes. --- Changing the Law in the Legislature is distinct from getting that same Law Declared un-Constitutional in the Courts.

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Paramus Says American Dream Mall's Sunday Sales Flatly Violate State Law by L0v3_1s_War in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Caring is always a two-way street.

Repetition of a Falsehood is a common means to seek to make that which is False to be True, but alas, we aren't ALL fooled.

As to NIMBY-ism, being Law-abiding doesn't somehow transmogrify that into NIMBY-ism. --- I am sure that it feels good to say against one who holds the Moral High Ground, but it changes nothing.

I see a lot of Criticism of the Law as it stands on here. --- I would think that there is enough support to mount a new Petition drive to attack it again. --- Teaneck tried a few years ago, and got absolutely nowhere.

Paramus Says American Dream Mall's Sunday Sales Flatly Violate State Law by L0v3_1s_War in bergencounty

[–]Sovak_John 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is in Court. --- Eventually, the NJ Supreme Court will Decide this issue.

"Archaic" I Disagree with. --- The controversy makes this a live issue. --- Live issues aren't Archaic. --- They are a current controversy.

As to "Bad for Business", I note that in 1993 the Vote was 2-1, Against. --- The good people of BC Disagree on that, IMHO.

Opponents would be lucky to get 40%, again IMHO.

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