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   XPost: alt.astrology, alt.california.illegals   
   From: seriously@now.com   
      
   In article <9eb1df55-0e28-4243-ac82-   
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   Edmond Wollmann  wrote:   
   >   
   > On Sep 23, 3:17 pm, Bob Officer  wrote:   
   > > On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:32:06 +0100, in alt.astrology, "A B"    
   > > wrote:   
   > >   
   > > >" It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to advertise by sign,   
   > > >circular, handbill or in any newspaper, periodical or magazine, or other   
   > > >publication or publications, or by any other means, to tell fortunes, to   
   > > >find or restore lost or stolen property, to locate oil wells, gold or si   
   > lver   
   > > >or other ore or metal or natural product, to restore lost love or friend   
   > ship   
   > > >or affection, to unite or procure lovers, husbands, wives, lost relative   
   > s or   
   > > >friends, for or without pay, by means of occult or psychic powers,   
   > > >facilities or forces, clairvoyance, psychology, psychometry, spirits,   
   > > >mediumship, seership, prophecy, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or oth   
   > er   
   > > >craft, science, talismans, charms, potions, magnetism or magnetized arti   
   > cles   
   > > >or substances, Oriental mysteries or magic of any kind or nature, or   
   > > >numerology, or to engage in or carry on any business the advertisement o   
   > f   
   > > >which is prohibited in this Section and Subsections."   
   > >   
   > > >Blimey, what a load of legal blether.   
   > >   
   > > That's the current California law which is enforce only as a last   
   > > resort.   
   > >   
   > > >I noticed a funny thing:   
   > > >"It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to advertise... to locat   
   > e   
   > > >oil wells, gold or silver or other ore or metal or natural product... by   
   > > >means of... [any] other craft or science... or to engage in or carry on   
   > any   
   > > >business the advertisement of which is prohibited in this Section and   
   > > >Subsections."   
   > > >This seems to prohibit locating any kind of mineral by any means at all,   
   >  at   
   > > >least in the San Diego area.  Does anyone know how they'd get out of t   
   > hat   
   > > >one?   
   > >   
   > > It actually stopped any sort of "locating" which refers to dousing,   
   > > or magical means of location except for going out and looking.   
   > >   
   > > There is a court case in the Highest California State court which   
   > > found that Astrology, when and only when, practiced as a organized   
   > > religious rite to be allowed under the US 1st Amendment to the   
   > > Constitution. It did not set aside or declare the law or ordinance   
   > > unconstitutional, as Edmond and other Astrologers would have you   
   > > think.   
   > >   
   > > --   
   > > Ak'toh'di   
   >   
   > Bullshit, I have a business license from San Diego to do astrology and   
   > have had one for years. When I first moved here in 1984 I tried to   
   > advertise in the Tribune and they said they "didn't do those kinds of   
   > ads" fortunately I knew someone (a client of mine in astrology) who   
   > was a bigwig at the paper and he made them change it and I was the   
   > first astrologer to advertise in the San Diego Union Tribune. No one   
   > has EVER said a thing about any such idiotic laws and certainly no one   
   > has ever enforced them, they would be laughed at.   
      
   That's a constitution fighting, pro-illegal and pro-homosexual   
   rag if there ever was one.  Who did you blow to get that done?   
      
      
   > Edmond H. Wollmann P.M.A.F.A.   
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