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07-16-2009, 04:58 PM
Help out if you can...
The Missouri Libertarian Party has worked closely with Ron Calzone
and Missouri Citizens for Property Rights to try and get real reform
of eminent domain to prevent abuse in Missouri. Libertarians helped
gather thousand's of signatures last election cycle to try and get
these Missouri Constitutional Amendments on the ballot.
>From the Missouri Campaign For Liberty - Eminent Domain Call to Action
Its time for action on a Missouri issue that cuts to the heart of your
freedom, your property rights, and an inappropriate use of government
money/power to stifle your right to vote.
Your tax dollars are being used to stop you from having the opportunity
to vote on what is appropriate use of Eminent Domain in Missouri.
Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and the Missouri Municipal League
have filed appeals in the fight over Eminent Domain ballot language.
Their strategy is to tie this case up in court long enough to prevent
it from making it on the ballot. And you are paying for it as your
city/town is using tax dollars they collected from you to fund the
Missouri Municipal League that is fighting against you.
Three things you can do.
1. Attend your city council meetings and ask your local officials why
their city wants to deny the people's rights to ballot access.
2. Write a letter to the editor and ask why your local city/county via
the Missouri Municipal League is trying to block your right to
vote.
3. Call or write to Robin Carnahan. Tell her to stop wasting
taxpayers money. She took the issue to court. The ballot language
was changed and now she wont accept the judges ruling!
SOS Contact Info at: http://sos.mo.gov/contact.asp?id=admin#admin
Read the press release below from Missouri Citizens for Property rights
to learn more and visit their website http://www.mo-cpr.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Secretary of State and Missouri Municipal League Appeal Eminent Domain Ballot
Title Decision
Jefferson City, MO - July 09, 2009 : Appeals to the Cole County Circuit
Court ruling on the ballot titles for the eminent domain petitions were
filed by both defendant Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, and
plaintiff Missouri Municipal League this week. These actions will
further delay the circulating of two petitions aimed at stopping
eminent domain for private use.
The other party in the suit, the proponent of the petition, was happy
with the original court ruling.
The Missouri Municipal League had challenged several aspects of the
SOS's ballot titles, but in his June 30th ruling, Judge Richard
Callahan only deleted one bullet point, rejecting all the other claims.
The change was relatively minor, indicating that the judge thought the
majority of the ballot title did a fair and accurate job reflecting the
effects of the petitions. Judge Callahan's stated reason for removing
the one sentence was that it summarized things that were already part
of the state constitution rather than changes to it.
Missouri Citizens for Property Rights (MO-CPR), the proponent of the
petition, began their current petition process on November 5, 2008 the
first allowable day to submit a petition for the 2010 election cycle.
Delays resulting from decisions by the Attorney General and court
challenges from the Missouri Municipal League have kept them from
collecting signatures for several months. The deadline for turning in
the requisite number of signatures is May 2, 2010.
News of the appeal by the Municipal League is no surprise, but it's
incredible to think that the Secretary of State would further muddy the
water with an appeal of her own., said Ron Calzone, chairman of MO-CPR.
They successfully defended all but a minor detail of the ballot title
she wrote, so why not accept the judge's decision and let the people
exercise their constitutional right to the initiative process?
Calzone is concerned that both local and state governmental authorities
are trying to run them out of time to collect signatures one through
the Municipal League and the latter through the Secretary of State and
Attorney General. He said that these actions underscore the need for
their petition, The first section of the Missouri Constitution clearly
states that any power government has was given it by the people now the
people's own power is being used to keep them from voting on a public
policy measure. Does anyone wonder why we think the power of eminent
domain should be reined in?
Missouri Citizens for Property Rights has been working toward a
constitutional amendment to stop private use eminent domain since the
2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Kelo v. New London. In 2008 they
collected 428,000 on their two petitions, but ran out of the time
needed to collect the last few thousand in one congressional district.
Go to http://www.mo-cpr.org for this release, the court decision,
and other information about the project.
The CaseNet numbers for the two cases are 09AC-CC00026 and 09AC-CC00051.
Contact:
Ron Calzone, chairman
Missouri Citizens for Property Rights
33867 Highway E
Dixon, MO 65459
ron@mo-cpr.org
www.mo-cpr.org
(573) 759-3585
The Missouri Libertarian Party has worked closely with Ron Calzone
and Missouri Citizens for Property Rights to try and get real reform
of eminent domain to prevent abuse in Missouri. Libertarians helped
gather thousand's of signatures last election cycle to try and get
these Missouri Constitutional Amendments on the ballot.
>From the Missouri Campaign For Liberty - Eminent Domain Call to Action
Its time for action on a Missouri issue that cuts to the heart of your
freedom, your property rights, and an inappropriate use of government
money/power to stifle your right to vote.
Your tax dollars are being used to stop you from having the opportunity
to vote on what is appropriate use of Eminent Domain in Missouri.
Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and the Missouri Municipal League
have filed appeals in the fight over Eminent Domain ballot language.
Their strategy is to tie this case up in court long enough to prevent
it from making it on the ballot. And you are paying for it as your
city/town is using tax dollars they collected from you to fund the
Missouri Municipal League that is fighting against you.
Three things you can do.
1. Attend your city council meetings and ask your local officials why
their city wants to deny the people's rights to ballot access.
2. Write a letter to the editor and ask why your local city/county via
the Missouri Municipal League is trying to block your right to
vote.
3. Call or write to Robin Carnahan. Tell her to stop wasting
taxpayers money. She took the issue to court. The ballot language
was changed and now she wont accept the judges ruling!
SOS Contact Info at: http://sos.mo.gov/contact.asp?id=admin#admin
Read the press release below from Missouri Citizens for Property rights
to learn more and visit their website http://www.mo-cpr.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Secretary of State and Missouri Municipal League Appeal Eminent Domain Ballot
Title Decision
Jefferson City, MO - July 09, 2009 : Appeals to the Cole County Circuit
Court ruling on the ballot titles for the eminent domain petitions were
filed by both defendant Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, and
plaintiff Missouri Municipal League this week. These actions will
further delay the circulating of two petitions aimed at stopping
eminent domain for private use.
The other party in the suit, the proponent of the petition, was happy
with the original court ruling.
The Missouri Municipal League had challenged several aspects of the
SOS's ballot titles, but in his June 30th ruling, Judge Richard
Callahan only deleted one bullet point, rejecting all the other claims.
The change was relatively minor, indicating that the judge thought the
majority of the ballot title did a fair and accurate job reflecting the
effects of the petitions. Judge Callahan's stated reason for removing
the one sentence was that it summarized things that were already part
of the state constitution rather than changes to it.
Missouri Citizens for Property Rights (MO-CPR), the proponent of the
petition, began their current petition process on November 5, 2008 the
first allowable day to submit a petition for the 2010 election cycle.
Delays resulting from decisions by the Attorney General and court
challenges from the Missouri Municipal League have kept them from
collecting signatures for several months. The deadline for turning in
the requisite number of signatures is May 2, 2010.
News of the appeal by the Municipal League is no surprise, but it's
incredible to think that the Secretary of State would further muddy the
water with an appeal of her own., said Ron Calzone, chairman of MO-CPR.
They successfully defended all but a minor detail of the ballot title
she wrote, so why not accept the judge's decision and let the people
exercise their constitutional right to the initiative process?
Calzone is concerned that both local and state governmental authorities
are trying to run them out of time to collect signatures one through
the Municipal League and the latter through the Secretary of State and
Attorney General. He said that these actions underscore the need for
their petition, The first section of the Missouri Constitution clearly
states that any power government has was given it by the people now the
people's own power is being used to keep them from voting on a public
policy measure. Does anyone wonder why we think the power of eminent
domain should be reined in?
Missouri Citizens for Property Rights has been working toward a
constitutional amendment to stop private use eminent domain since the
2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Kelo v. New London. In 2008 they
collected 428,000 on their two petitions, but ran out of the time
needed to collect the last few thousand in one congressional district.
Go to http://www.mo-cpr.org for this release, the court decision,
and other information about the project.
The CaseNet numbers for the two cases are 09AC-CC00026 and 09AC-CC00051.
Contact:
Ron Calzone, chairman
Missouri Citizens for Property Rights
33867 Highway E
Dixon, MO 65459
ron@mo-cpr.org
www.mo-cpr.org
(573) 759-3585