I was happy to see two media accounts this morning about the issue of property rights. One an article about a home owner in Yorktown, VA battling his local government for his right to use his rural residential zoned home that has permitted use for agriculture so that he can operate an oyster business (aquaculture). This battle has been underway for sometime now. The update this morning is that a well known local civil rights activist is now putting his weight behind the property owner.
The other is national syndicated columnist George Will and his thoughts relating to rent control laws in NYC.
I hope both stories spark an interest on the part of property rights activists and supporters that can lead to all levels of government recognizing that a person’s right to use their property as they so choose is a fundamental component of being free.
Here are links to the stories. Please, if you are so moved, please take a moment and think about writing a letter to the editor for your local newspaper or to your local government representative at the local, state, and/or federal level and tell them that in no uncertain terms, you favor laws that safeguard the rights of property owners from government theft and control. A very fast and convenient method of writing your congress representatives and senators is to go to http://www.downsizedc.org and use their tools for doing so. They also offer many tips on what you can put in your letters.
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