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** Urgent Action
Alert **
Property Rights
Legislation Stuck in Committee
April 25, 2007
Dear Fellow Property Rights Supporter,
If you share my belief that private property
is a fundamental right of Americans, please take action TODAY.
On March 15, a bipartisan bill to
protect our private property from unjust seizure by governments was introduced in
the N.C. House. Four days later this bill,
HB 878, was referred to the Committee on Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House. It is still stuck in that committee.
House Bill 878 has a total of 96
sponsors and co-sponsors. This means that 80% of House members
have signed onto this legislation. 80% of House members have
sponsored HB 878 -- and yet the legislative leadership has not
brought it to the floor for a vote.
Please take action TODAY by contacting
key House leaders.
Please contact the legislative leaders
below and tell them House Bill 878 deserves a vote on the House
floor. Please be respectful and professional as you
exercise your right to make your voice heard. Click on the
House member's name for a link that includes their contact
information. You can contact them via e-mail, phone, and/or
U.S. Mail.
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Rep. Joe Hackney, Speaker of the House
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Rep. Bill Owens, Chair of the Committee on Rules, Calendar,
and Operations of the House. Rep. Owens is listed as a
co-sponsor of HB 878.
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Rep. Rick Glazier.
Vice Chair of the Committee on
Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House.
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Rep. Dewey Hill.
Vice Chair of the Committee on
Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House. Rep. Hill is listed as a
co-sponsor of HB 878.
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Rep. Paul Luebke.
Vice Chair of the Committee on
Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House.
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Rep. Deborah Ross.
Vice Chair of the Committee on
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
Click here for a complete list of committee members, with links to
their contact information.
Please take action TODAY by contacting
your House member:
Use the links on the left side of this page to find out which
district you are in and obtain your representative's contact
information. Contact them and tell them to tell Speaker Hackney that
House Bill 878 deserves a vote on the House floor.
The House leadership would have us
believe that a legislative solution is good enough to protect our
private property rights. Nothing could be further from the
truth. Legislatures change, and a legislative solution can
easily be changed by those elected in the future. We
need a constitutional
amendment that will stand the test of time. Simply put, our private property rights are too
important to trust to the whims of future legislators.
Please take action TODAY and
make your voice heard.
As citizens, we must unite to protect
our private property rights. Now is the time to make your voice
heard.
Sincerely,
Kieran Shanahan
Chairman
P.S. Please support our
efforts by signing our
petition, making a financial
donation, and
telling five friends about our organization.
Blog:
N.C. Property Rights Watch
Property Rights Bills -- Bottled Up in
Committee?
N.C. Court of Appeals Amplified
Annexation Ruling
AP Article: NC legislators want
eminent domain amendment
Vast Majority of House, including
Democrats, Support eminent domain amendment
Berger, Stam: Eminent Domain Reform
Needed
Civitas: Private Property Rights Up In
Smoke?
New Web Site Aims to Stop the NC Home
Tax.
Kelo land sits undeveloped
N&O: Tool to fight blight divides
Update on Senate Bill 38
Where do House Rules Committee Members
Stand on Property Rights?
Update on House Bill 878 (Eminent
Domain Amendment)
Study: Kelo-Type Takings Bad for the
Economy
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