THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 Page 5 ~ GUEST COMMENTARY ~ Wasting Their Time On Banning All Those Campaign Signs, Why? By Sal Giarratani L ast week I returned home from my annual end of the summer vacation in Minnesota to visit Giarratani family members who migrated to the Twin Cities Area and as usual had a great vacay with warm weather, sunny skies and peace. I even saw a fl ying swan this year for the fi rst time ever. Last Friday, I picked up two copies of the Revere Advocate. One was the current issue and the other from the week I was away. I read with much interest the news story concerning the current ordinance that the City of Revere has on the posting of political campaign signs on private property and all the hubbub over whether or not this ordinance should be repealed, altered or enforced. Seems most city councilors know that any ordinance that prevents homeowners from putting up campaign posters is totally unconstitutional. The City of Revere cannot ban the hanging of campaign signs on private property. The courts have ruled it as an expression of free speech and no governmental entity can force any citizen to remove political signs from their property, no matter how unsightly some politicians may think and no matter the duration these signs are posted on private property. At this point, why do you have any debate? Just eliminate this ordinance and move on to more important issues facing the City of Revere of which there are so many. By the way, this issue about all those political signs only seems to matter around election times, and after that this issue always retreats to being no more a nuisance such as elevator background music. Don’t fi x what isn’t broken. We need to be encouraging more people to get politically active. We need to get more people voting in all our elections, especially those at the local level. The more signs I see around town, the better I feel about people who care about where they live. Actions speak louder than words. Our Democratic Republic was founded nearly 250 years ago with the people as sovereign. Government is our business. We rule here. Our elected governors at any Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 SABATINO/MASTROCOLA INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available Sabatino Insurance is proud to welo welcome the loyal customers of tino Insur nce is p yal customers of ALWAYS READY TO SERVE YOU: Our Staff are, Emma Davidson, Jeimy Sanchez, Josephine Leone, Marie D’Amore, Rocco Longo, Z’andre Lopez, Anthony DiPierro, Darius Goudreau, Laurette Murphy, Danielle Goudreau and Tina Davidson. PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM co level of government work for us and not the other way around.
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