 The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights. The right to enjoy property without unlawful deprivation, no less than the right to speak or the right to travel, is in truth, a 'personal' right, whether the 'property' in question be a welfare check, a home, or a savings account. In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right in property. Neither could have meaning without the other. That rights in property are basic civil rights has long been recognized. United States Supreme Court, Lynch v. Household Finance, 1972 PROPERTY RIGHTS
08/08/08 Washington State family wins eminent domain case against federal government The respected Colf family has farmed near Woodland, Washington for generations, but nearly lost its land to government predators who wanted it to "mitigate" widening the Columbia River for bigger ships. Chuck Cushman's American Land Rights Association urged people across the nation to pressure the government to stop.  07/23/08 Government Pirates: The Assault on Private Property Rights and How We Can Fight It Real estate developer and property rights expert Don Corace offers the first in-depth look at eminent domain abuse and other government regulations that are strangling the rights of property owners across America. Corace provides the hard facts about individual rights and offers invaluable advice for those whose property may be in danger. Congressman Paul Broun (R-10th District, Georgia) has announced the formation of the Property Rights Action Caucus. Visit his webpage at http://broun.house.gov/prac/index.shtml. Broun, although a freshman in the House of Representatives, is standing firm as a champion of property rights. Maine citizens oppose environmentalist takeover Northern Maine has long been the target of an ambitious foundation-funded plan to remove or regulate all private property in remote and vulnerable Washington County, including the state's unique "Unorganized Territories." The Downeast Coastal Press unfolded the story of county commissioners fighting back against a vicious and relentless anti-property agency known as LURC, the Land Use Regulation Commission. |
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