Hudson Valley landowners’ 22-year battle against New York land trusts

The fat cats who run land trusts actually believe they are entitled to anyone else's property just because they want it ... and in the case of the former Smitty's Dude Ranch in upstate New York, they have fought low down and dirty over the past 30 years to seize property that 28 years ago was sold, under a deed upheld many times in court, to a couple of modest means. Decency is not in the vocabulary of these modern day robber barons, who finally won a judicial victory after 22 years of fraudulent efforts, ridiculous claims, and other methods designed to destroy the ability of the owners to fight back.

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|2016-04-29T13:05:37-04:00April 29th, 2016|Comments Off on Hudson Valley landowners’ 22-year battle against New York land trusts

Will landowners get their day in court?

Landowners throughout the nation will soon learn whether they have the right to challenge in court decisions by federal agencies asserting jurisdiction over what the feds say are “wetlands” on their property.

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|2016-04-04T10:33:11-04:00April 4th, 2016|7 Comments

The persistent popularity of property rights

While you rarely hear about it in the news, property rights continues to be a popular issue for most Americans—so popular that enterprising policy makers and others in the public policy arena could use this often overlooked issue to significant effect.

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|2016-01-12T15:57:02-05:00January 12th, 2016|Comments Off on The persistent popularity of property rights

Fed court places WOTUS on hold nationwide

Friday was not a good day for the Obama EPA. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals expanded the stay on the Administration's land-grabbing water rule beyond the states that appealed, to the entire nation. The pushback against regulatory overreach is on!

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|2015-10-09T19:58:49-04:00October 9th, 2015|4 Comments

Martha Boneta’s story: “Farming in fear” Watch now

Martha Boneta dreamt of a farm in Virginia's lush countryside. Big Green bureaucrats and busybodies turned that dream into a nightmare of obstruction and red tape -- until Martha fought back and won. This is her story.

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|2015-10-05T22:19:22-04:00October 5th, 2015|8 Comments

Property owners stand up to National Park Service bullying

Tom and Kathy Stocklen fought the National Park Service for over 40 years and retired with their property intact, despite repeated efforts, even threats, by NPS bureaucrats to take their land in Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes Natioanl Lakeshore. Curiously, the NPS has recently ended four decades of dredging the Platte River, where the Stocklens placed their canoes, for safe navigation. Clearly, Washington thinks that landowners are public nuisances.

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|2015-08-20T08:07:17-04:00August 19th, 2015|Comments Off on Property owners stand up to National Park Service bullying

“Farming in Fear” Watch the trailer

"Farming in Fear" pieces together Martha's story from interviews and documentation, tracking the nearly 10-year ordeal she's gone through just to earn a living in spite of corrupt local ordinances, abusive management of her conservation easement, and personal attacks through the introduction of an amendment to Virginia's Right to Farm Act called the 'Boneta Bill', designed to protect small farmers so that what happened to Martha never happens again.

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|2015-07-15T11:08:58-04:00July 15th, 2015|5 Comments

Virginia Farmer’s property rights victory wins documentary awards

Press release: Two awards for documentary on Martha Boneta's property rights victory in Virginia.

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|2015-07-13T15:25:19-04:00July 13th, 2015|1 Comment

House property rights caucus to target abuse of landowners

The new Private Property Rights Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives will target legislation and regulations that interfere with the free and lawful use of private property. Created by Rep. Tom Reed (R, NY), the caucus hopes to build a broad-based coalition that will restore Constitutional rights and enable property owners to provide for themselves and their families.

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|2015-05-22T19:34:32-04:00May 22nd, 2015|Comments Off on House property rights caucus to target abuse of landowners

Virginia land trust falsifies Stonewall-Jackson-slept-here claim

Did the PEC fabricate claims that Stonewall Jackson slept in an oak grove on Liberty Farm?

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|2015-01-30T11:39:51-05:00January 30th, 2015|4 Comments

Stand with Virginia — Support property rights!

Sign the petition. Stand up for property rights for Virginians and everyone!

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|2014-12-18T14:08:15-05:00December 18th, 2014|Comments Off on Stand with Virginia — Support property rights!

Proposed water rule puts Americans at EPA’s mercy

It seems incredible, but a single missing word could turn a water law into a government land grab so horrendous even a U.S. Supreme Court justice warned it would “put the property rights of every American entirely at the mercy of Environmental Protection Agency employees.”

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|2014-11-13T16:33:02-05:00November 13th, 2014|28 Comments

Property rights advance in Richmond

Thursday was a good day for Liberty in Richmond -- both the farm and the ideal.

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|2014-11-08T07:07:32-05:00November 8th, 2014|12 Comments

Property rights day of action in Richmond

Thursday, November 6, 2014 -- 9:00 AM Bell tower rally -- 9:30 AM Legislative hearing

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|2014-11-04T18:29:34-05:00November 4th, 2014|Comments Off on Property rights day of action in Richmond

Secure property rights: Hold government to the law

The Bundy ranch standoff illustrates the tension between land rights and an ever more expansive federal bureaucracy. Could ranchers find the law on their side?

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|2014-04-23T22:22:56-04:00April 23rd, 2014|2 Comments
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