'NECKS IN KENTUCKY OPPOSE LAW BANNING JUNKED CARS IN THEIR LAWNS
Opponents have raised such a ruckus that Letcher County leaders appear to be backing away from the measure, which also would require people to cut noxious weeds like poison ivy and thistles from their yards.

Judge-Executive Carroll Smith said Friday the proposed ordinance has stalled midway through the legislative process and will likely not make it into law.

"We're trying to clean this place up and make it more presentable so that we can generate more tourism," Cleveland said. "If I came into Letcher County and there were junk cars everywhere, trash everywhere, why would I want to come back?"

Wait, hold on. Who wants to vacation in Letcher County, Kentucky in the first place? "Hey kids, where do you want to go this summer? Disneyland? Florida? No? Okay, how about Letcher County, Kentucky? Great, let's load up the RV"

"Why would I want to come back?" "Why would I want to go there in the first place" is the real question.

They're just so darned independent that they don't want anyone telling them what they can do on their property," Fleming said. "No matter where you go, you will find people with junk cars. The way they see it, it's their property and it's their car, and nobody should tell them they can't have it."

I understand people not wanting the government to get in their way and tell them what to do and stuff. But come on, if that rusted up 1986 Escort has been sitting in your lawn for the past twelve years, maybe it's time to get rid of it. If it hasn't started up since the Reagan administration, odds are it won't start up now.

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