St. Croix County Property Rights Case Goes to U.S. Supreme Court

A property rights dispute between St. Croix County, WI and the Murr family, who owns a small piece of property along the St. Croix River, will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Murr family own a small 1.25 acre on the banks of the St. Croix River, but the county has forbidden them from building on it, selling it, or doing anything at all with it. The Murrs then asked for just compensation since the county has essentially taken control of the property, but the county only offered 10% of what the Murrs believe that the property is worth.

You can read more about the case here:
Supreme Court will hear Wisconsin family’s property rights case

Agenda 21 = Sustainable Development = Smart Growth = Proposed Cady Zoning

The Cady Town Board has not yet been successful in implementing their "Smart Growth" plan known as Title 13 - ZONING. They did unanimously vote to adopt this Agenda 21 style ordinance in June of 2012 and then sent it to the county for approval, only to have it rejected by the county.

The primary reason that the Cady Liberty Caucus is against this zoning ordinance, written by Dane County attorney Allen Harvey, is because it's primary purpose is to transfer immense control of private property rights away from property owners. The power is then given to an un-elected zoning authority who will sit in judgement of all private party land uses as we, the land owners, go to them for permission and licenses to ask if we can do what we like with our own land.

There is a new documentary out that explains how this "sustainability" agenda has its roots in Communism and serves the UN's Agenda 21. The film is called "It's Easy Being Green When You Have No Choice: Sustainable Development and the End of History." This documentary is only one of many resources out there that clearly exposes the connections between UN's Agenda 21 and local zoning regulations being implemented across the country.

We need to educate ourselves regarding the methods being used to erode away at our natural rights if we are to have any hope in stopping them. Please, for the sake of yourselves and your children for generations to come, stand up and protect your natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Once these rights have been violated by government, which is actually supposed to be the protector of them, we may not ever be able to restore them without great struggle and sacrifice. The time to preserve and protect these rights is now, while we are still in control of them.

Surrendering "Freedom of Choice" for "Poll Worker Convenience"?

Although it's somewhat older news by now, most people are probably not aware that the rules have changed in Wisconsin regarding "write-in" votes.

According to this article on Isthmus, Wisconsin rules were changed in 2014 to save poll workers as much as 45 minutes on election nights, because they are no longer required to count all the votes. 

On April 2, the day after this year's spring election, Gov. Scott Walker quietly signed a bill lifting the requirement that all write-in votes must be counted.

Under the new law, only votes for registered write-in candidates, and write-in votes in races absent a certified candidate on the ballot, will be counted 

To be considered a registered write-in candidate, a special form must be submitted with the appropriate clerk's office prior to the election.

Not only does this new law prevent votes from being counted, but it also prevents votes for "registered" write-in candidates from being cast in the first place. 

According to a memo published by the Wisconsin G.A.B., 

Municipal clerks must provide their inspectors with a list of registered write-in candidates and the offices for which they are running.  This list is not to be posted or advertised in any way.  The list should be present at the polling place, in a folder, so that if a voter directly asks an inspector about write-in candidates, the inspector may refer to the list.  Inspectors may not volunteer write-in candidate information. (emphasis added)

So, how do you even know who you can write-in for an elected position? Well you'll have to ask an inspector at the polling place, assuming that you are even aware that a list of registered write-ins even exists in the first place.

We're told that this new rule is intended to prevent poll workers from having to count votes for Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, but it also relieves them from counting votes for Joe Citizen who doesn't know that he must first "register" with the clerk prior to the election if there is to be any hope that he might be chosen to represent the people.

Under the new law, only votes for registered write-in candidates, and write-in votes in races absent a certified candidate on the ballot, will be counted.
To be considered a registered write-in candidate, a special form must be submitted with the appropriate clerk's office prior to the election.
- See more at: http://isthmus.com/news/news/write-in-election-rules-changed-under-new-wisconsin-law/#sthash.vlLpWCFT.dpuf

Under the new law, only votes for registered write-in candidates, and write-in votes in races absent a certified candidate on the ballot, will be counted.
To be considered a registered write-in candidate, a special form must be submitted with the appropriate clerk's office prior to the election.
- See more at: http://isthmus.com/news/news/write-in-election-rules-changed-under-new-wisconsin-law/#sthash.vlLpWCFT.dpuf

On April 2, the day after this year's spring election, Gov. Scott Walker quietly signed a bill lifting the requirement that all write-in votes must be counted.
Under the new law, only votes for registered write-in candidates, and write-in votes in races absent a certified candidate on the ballot, will be counted.
To be considered a registered write-in candidate, a special form must be submitted with the appropriate clerk's office prior to the election.
- See more at: http://isthmus.com/news/news/write-in-election-rules-changed-under-new-wisconsin-law/#sthash.vlLpWCFT.dpuf