HEY YOU! GET OFF MY LAWN!

One can always tell when an election is around the corner. Aside from unsolicited phone calls and front-door visits from political candidates and their henchmen, it is the time when the political propaganda eye-sores begin springing up on lawns across the province. Don't get me wrong, everyone has the right to voice their support (albeit visually) on their own property. My issue, however, is in regards to what boils down to political litter on public property. I can't even count the number of times I have driven by a vacant lot, mall boulevard, or business, only to be greeted with what seems like dozens of competing parties' visual "pick me" posters. It looks like government sanctioned graffiti just randomly strewn around the city. It's almost like the candidates feel that if, on the side of the road, their signs outnumber those of the next guy, people are just stupid enough to switch their vote. "Uh, duh... that there guy done got himself 3 more signs than that there other guy. We'd best vote for him then". That must be the strategy. I see no other reason for the powers that be to allow such pointless clutter to litter our streets. In actual fact, the more signs I see randomly scattered about like pollen in the spring, the less likely I am to vote for that party. It seems logical to me: the more crap a party distributes around town, the less I want that group to run the place. Think about it another way: here we are, responsible adults, reprimanding teens for vandalizing public property. In essence, we are telling them that a) what they may have to say does not matter (aka-nobody cares what your opinion is) and b) it is wrong to defile public property. Hmmm. Yet every time there is an election, politicians and their representatives engage in the very activity that we are constantly deeming as inappropriate. Their signs litter the streets and roadways. Everywhere you look there is visual political bombardment that is no less unappealing than the teenage "artwork" painted on train cars and underpasses. Guess what: nobody cares about your opinion, and it is wrong to defile public property! Hmmm... now where have we heard THAT before....

HAVE YOUR SAY: Is there anything in and around your city (be it temporary or permanent) that you find to be an "eye sore" and wish someone would just do away with it?