ATLANTIC CITY — Charlie Birnbaum, piano tuner, homeowner, landlord, son of Holocaust survivors and famed eminent domain resister, had a message for Atlantic City about trying to take the family house, which overlooks a vast undeveloped area near the failed Revel casino. “Do you need more of nothing?” he said after final arguments were presented […]
Valiant TRUTH Warrior, Dr. Stan Monteith of Radio Liberty Passed Away — Monday, September 29, 2014
Dr. Stan Monteith, age 85, founder and radio program host of Radio Liberty, broadcasting out of Santa Cruz, California, passed away September 29, 2014, of lymphoma in a hospital in Santa Cruz, California. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones. Dr. Stan will be greatly missed by his many radio fans across the nation […]
Private Property Rights Under Attack by Comprehensive Land Use Plans
“Private property must be guarded as priceless freedom. Land owners should reject the sustainable development idea that only government can protect nature, air, soil, water, open spaces, and the poor.” Humans have always desired to own a piece of land that could be passed on to their heirs. Once they acquired property for homestead or farming, […]
How Agenda 21 influences the Bradley County BCC 2035 joint strategic plan
This follow-up is related to our September 18 post, UN’s International Building Codes, necessary tool for Agenda 21 implementation. The Bradley County, Tennessee, Board of Commissioners voted this week to adopt the proposed 2035 Joint Strategic Plan. The post below is an example of local Agenda 21 opponents’ efforts to stop implementation through education, public awareness, […]
UN’s International Building Codes, necessary tool for Agenda 21 implementation
Here is an excerpt from the preamble of the document Agenda 21: “Land… cannot be treated as an ordinary asset, controlled by individuals and subject to the pressures and inefficiencies of the market. Private land ownership is also a principal instrument of accumulation and concentration of wealth and therefore contributes to social injustice; if unchecked, it […]
The Dark Side of Sustainable Development and the Regional One Bay Area Plan
Over the past few years, I and many others in the San Francisco Bay Area have been fighting against a plan that seeks to socially re-engineer our lives: the One Bay Area Plan. Over the next 25 to 30 years it will transform the lives of over 9 million people in 9 counties by creating […]
Reflexive Law: How Sustainable Development Has Conned Us All
The New York Times blasted out the headline yesterday, Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty. In short, Obama will use one or more Executive Orders to entangle the U.S. in a global treaty on climate change, without consulting the U.S. Senate. However, the Constitution requires the Senate to vote on all treaties and […]
Open Letter to Huntington Beach City Council — Questions About General Plan Update
Dear Huntington Beach City Council, RE: General Plan Update Dear sirs, It has recently come to our attention that the General Plan update process currently underway may be severely compromised. In March a number of us attended the “Visioning”meeting at the main library and were surprised to see attendees openly arguing with anyone who […]