Wisconsin Homeowner's Bill of Rights

Wisconsin Assembly District 28 Rep Adam Jarchow, and candidate for State Senate District 10, was the author of this bill that restores some justice to the Murr family, and adds some needed protections to other Wisconsin property owners.

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WI Senate District 10 - Special Election 2017

Hello Cady Residents,

As you may or may not already know, Governor Scott Walker has appointed Sheila Harsdorf, our elected District 10 State Senator, to a to the office of secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The governor has called for a primary election to take place Tuesday, December 19 with a special election taking place on Tuesday, January 16 to fill the vacancy.

The December 19th primary is only two weeks away and there are two Republicans and three Democrats running to be on their respective party ballots in the January 16 special election.

Republicans:

• Shannon Zimmerman of River Falls - Assembly District 30 Representative
• Adam Jarchow of Balsam Lake - Assembly District 28 Representative

Democrats:

• Rueben Herfindahl of River Falls - CEO of Digital Brigade
• Patty Schachtner of Somerset - St. Croix County Medical Examiner
• John Calabrese of Glenwood City - Cabinet Maker at Big River Woodworks

Libertarian

• Brian Corriea of Wilson - Unknown

As is the case many times with these local elections, there is not a lot of information readily available for each of these candidates. However, the Republican candidates are sitting Wisconsin State Asssemblymen, and will have a voting record associated with their service. You can see these records by following the links next to their names above.

Additionally, there will be a debate tonight at 10PM on "The West Side with Rich Kremer" on Wisconsin Public Radio. You can also listen to, or download the debate from their website.

The Democrats will hold their debate on Wisconsin Public Radio on December 14.

Please conduct your research and be sure to come to the polls on December 19. The Cady Liberty Caucus tries to provide comprehensive and accurate information on candidates that are running for public office in our area, and will only support candidates that are expected to hold to the principles of limited government for the protection of life, liberty and property.

Wisconsin will lead a property rights revolution... Really?

According to an article in the Lakeland Times by Rep. Adam Jarchow and Sen. Tom Tiffany, "Wisconsin will lead a property rights revolution". The article discusses the recent Murr v Wisconsin case in which the Murr family, who purchased some land on the lower St. Croix River, were prevented from selling one parcel of that land in order to make improvements on another parcel. The state of Wisconsin fought them through the court systems all the way up to the US Supreme Court, where the liberals on the court decided in favor of the state of Wisconsin that the Murrs were not entitled to use their property as they wished, nor would they be compensated for the loss of value that resulted from the state appropriation of control of said property.

In that decision, the four reliable liberal members of the Court, plus Justice Anthony Kennedy held that depriving the Murr family of the use or ability to sell an entire parcel of land did not constitute a compensable taking.

These state legislators who wrote the article are now promising to lead a property rights revolution beginning in the state of Wisconsin.

Today (July 21), we are proud to announce we will introduce legislation we call the Homeowners' Bill of Rights. This legislation will address a number of issues, chief among them, will be to reel in the state and local regulations that impacted the Murr family and others like them. Our bills will grandfather substandard lots and prohibit the deemed merger of lots. Our proposal will ensure property owners can repair and maintain existing structures. It includes eminent domain and regulatory takings reform. It will allow property owners to utilize inverse condemnation. This legal process allows property owners to receive compensation if a government regulation deprives the owner of a significant use of their property. In addition, our bills contain a number of other common-sense property rights reforms.

This all sounds very wonderful, but it was the state of Wisconsin who fought the Murr family in the first place. Do we actually need new legislation to prevent the state from abusing her constituents in the first place? Would it not be a good start for the state to just stop depriving families like the Murrs of the free use of their property BEFORE it reaches the level of the US Supreme Court? Pardon my skepticism, but I think I'll refrain from holding my breath on this lofty promise until I see some changes in behavior from state agencies that think that they have some divine right to take control of property that belongs to the individual taxpayers of the state.

Cady Town Caucus - January 10, 2017

Hello Cady Residents, 

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. As we begin 2017, we are presented with an opportunity to choose whom we would like to have serving us on our Town Board and our Plan Commission for the next two years.

There will be a Town Caucus at the Cady Town Hall on Tuesday, 1/10/2017, for the purpose of nominating candidates for Town Chairman, two Supervisors, Treasurer, and Clerk. The positions are currently held by Mike Tully (Chairman), Bob Klanderman (Supervisor), Jim Mikla (Supervisor), Carla Greiber (interim Treasurer), and Shelly Ninneman (Clerk). All are expected to be nominated to run for the positions that they currently hold, and if things go as they usually do, no one will be nominated to challenge them in the Spring Election on April 4, 2017.

Evidently they are hoping that this will be the case again this year because they actually stated during the January Town Board meeting that they are hoping for a low turn out at the Town Caucus. They seem to want the people of Cady to remain apathetic and disinterested in who serves on their Town Board. Let's show them that the trust we put in our Town Board members is not to be taken lightly by showing up and nominating some good candidates for these positions. There are a lot of good people in the Town of Cady who would serve us well.

There are also openings to serve on our Town Plan Commission right now as the terms of several members are up and they are showing no interest in renewing. So far, Chairman Tully has not had any success in recruiting replacements, either. The Town Plan Commission is in charge of implementing zoning in Cady. It would be wonderful if we could have some strong advocates of property rights approach Chairman Tully and let him know that they would be interested in these appointments. We could do a lot to continue to prevent the implementation of the draconian zoning ordinances that were approved by the Town Board back in 2012 and later rejected by the County. 

If you are committed to preserving liberty and might consider serving your town as a member of the Town Board or the Plan Commission, please contact the Cady Liberty Caucus at the phone number or email address below. We would love to talk to you and help you. If you are not interested in serving, we would urge you, at the very least, to participate in choosing who will serve by coming to the Town Caucus on Tuesday, 1/10/2017. If you don't work to select those whom you wish to govern over you, others will gladly do it for you. Usually, this is limited to those who desire to govern you. Don't just sit idly by and let them have their way. Let's make sure that we don't just let this Town Caucus quietly slip by us as the Town Board is hoping we'll do. Let's show up, make our voices heard, and nominate some candidates who will work hard to preserve our liberties and our chosen way of life here in Cady. We're counting on you.

Happy New Year, and God bless Cady,