David referenced an article I’d written a year ago within his recent post entitled “People Don’t Think That Way Anymore”.
To underscore Davids’ point “We have no one to blame but ourselves for not comprehending the consequences of the loss of Liberty”.
I continue to pester our elected officials whenever they stray from support of individual liberty.
On 22 May I received a newsletter from NC Senator Wesley Meredith. It was titled “Quality Annexation Reform” and I began to read it with enthusiasm.
I quickly stumbled upon language that did not convey to me a message of “quality”:
Quality Annexation Reform
The legislature passed a compromise law last year to halt forced annexations if 60 percent of landowners in annexed areas signed a petition opposing it. Under the law, a town or city would not be allowed to try to annex that area for three years. However, a superior court judge struck down the petition process earlier this year.
To address the judge’s concerns, the Senate also passed HB 925 to require a referendum vote of an area’s registered voters – both landowners and renters – prior to that area’s annexation by a municipality. If a majority of voters oppose the annexation, the municipality may not move forward with an involuntary annexation process for a minimum of three years. This restores some democracy to the process, ensuring that residents in the areas to be annexed have a voice in the process.
Government officials should not have unrestricted control over someone’s private property – or their checkbook. These bills are an important step in restoring fair policies to protect property rights.
The “quality reform” seemed everything but, and the description of these as “fair” seemed an insult to individual land owners. I wrote Senator Meredith: Continue reading
