Psychic Wins Battle Over Permit


	Psychic Wins Battle Over Permit

wiccantexan

10-6-2009 11:36 PM

116 views

tags:

psychic, business, legal

1 Comment |

Add a Comment

10-7-2009 10:42 AM

Jorjor

I always felt that the laws prohibiting fortune telling (some communities have them, some don't) ought to have been equally applied to churches, since they're in the business of trying to predict what's going to happen to people when they die.

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from October 6, 2009

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/daab5e54-987c-4c2c-be47-f37f343c9c32/CDAA1D09-1649-4DCB-A307-DC800B3DF3EC/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/10/02/20091002gr-psychicpermit1003.html" href="http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/10/02/20091002gr-psychicpermit1003.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.azcentral.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/10/02/20091002gr-psychicpermit1003.html"><P>A Gilbert <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink0"><FONT color="green"><SPAN class="kLink">psychic</SPAN></FONT></A> has challenged the town's license and permit fees and won.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/10/02/20091002gr-psychicpermit1003.html"><P>Paula Parris said the requirements to get a license and permit as a fortune teller in Gilbert were "excessive," costing her $1,300 more than most other businesses. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/10/02/20091002gr-psychicpermit1003.html"><P>The Town Council agreed, and removed <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink1"><FONT color="green"><SPAN class="kLink">the </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">fortune </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">teller</SPAN></FONT></A> fees and authorized staff to reimburse Parris and anyone else charged in 2009. 
<SPAN id="articleFlex1">
</SPAN>
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/10/02/20091002gr-psychicpermit1003.html"><P>Before making the permit change, the town had included them under a special business category with adult bookstores, adult theaters, bathhouses, escort bureaus, junk collectors, massage therapists and pawn shops.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/10/02/20091002gr-psychicpermit1003.html"><P>At Parris' request, town staff reviewed the matter and recommended that fortune tellers be removed from that category. Town Council unanimously agreed.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/10/02/20091002gr-psychicpermit1003.html"><P>Gilbert Police Department said the change also better reflects state law. Fortune tellers will no longer be required to undergo fingerprinting or statewide background checks.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/CDAA1D09-1649-4DCB-A307-DC800B3DF3EC/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

New from the makers of Clipmarks: Amplify.com - Don't just share the news...Amplify it!

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Today's Top Clips