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- Public Invited to Meet City Administrator Candidates this Thursday
- LUB Reviews Financials, Approves Scholarship Renewals
- Another Monthly Increase for Lamar City Sales Tax
- Another Monthly Increase for Lamar City Sales Tax
- Motel Lodger’s Tax Proposed to Lamar City Council for November Ballot
- Lamar Teen Center Moving to Lincoln Elementary School
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Tag Archives: government
Endangered Colorado Landowner in LAMAR, Colorado
By Jan Verhoeff Land grabbing government masses are fighting to attach your land and control you. The Constitution of the United States guarantees your rights under the first ten Amendments to the Constitution. When lawmakers institute new laws and give you privileges as a means of marketing their own interests and then try to take those privileges away, those lawmakers are WRONG. Here’s a case in current discussion, relevant to Lamar, Colorado. Read here for more information on the Jillane Hixon Story. PRESS RELEASE: May 15, 2009: ENDANGERED COLORADO LANDOWNERS FIGHT FOR THEIR LAND—THE STATE OF COLORADO REFUSES TO YIELD AND HONOR ITS COMMITMENT —May 13— by Fred Kelly Grant The state of Colorado, through its legislature and through the administrative encouragement by its Governor through his agencies, made a solemn commitment to its landowners. It committed to them tax deductions and the opportunity to sell “tax credits” if they would formally commit their land to remain open and undeveloped forever. The state of Colorado, in the same fashion, committed to its citizens that they could rely on tax credits purchased from landowners who had followed the law and committed their land as required by law. Landowners acted in good read more…
Viewpoint – Rock The Nation with Constitutional Amendments
A few days ago, I received a link to this press release by Texas Governor Rick Perry. Governor Perry states, along with Representative Brandon Creighton, declared their position as a state under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States in this article. “I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.” I fully and completely agree with what Governor Rick Perry said, and have seriously wondered if Colorado would follow suit, hoping Governor Bill Ritter would actually step up and take a position firmly standing on our Constitutional Rights as a State. The Tenth Amendment is a good start, but I believe We the People need to stand on our First and read more…
A NEW Standard of Principle – Various Forms of Government
Backing up the system currently means something different than it meant 230 years ago. There’s a new rock in town (not called Plymouth) and it’s settled for “good enough” instead of standing for RIGHT. When Citizens stand up for what they believe, they’re held to greater standards than their community leaders, by those very leaders. How can the basis be the foundation if the government is corrupt?