Because his city told him he has to have the fence. They wouldn’t have done that without a law on the books that says he had to.
Politics is governing, and part of that is making laws. Therefores it’s a political statement to technically follow the letter of the law, while disregarding the probable purpose of the law.
How’s this political?
Politics doesn’t just mean national government. Local government policies are politics too
Because his city told him he has to have the fence. They wouldn’t have done that without a law on the books that says he had to. Politics is governing, and part of that is making laws. Therefores it’s a political statement to technically follow the letter of the law, while disregarding the probable purpose of the law.