Posts – Page 29 – Freedom Advocates

A Generation of Manipulation and Behavior Modification

February 5, 2004 Michael Park Comments Off

By Michael Park, 2/5/2004 –

Since its founding in 1972, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission never intended to meet the transportation needs of residents. Rather, it has sought to shape their travel habits and manipulate their lives through behavior modification programs, the diversion of funds into fiscally irresponsible and largely unwanted alternative projects, and the intentional negligence of much-needed highway improvements.

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Dulles Rail Project Will Make Congestion Worse, Lawsuit Claims

December 19, 2003 Freedom Advocates Staff Comments Off

By Freedom Advocates Staff, 12/19/2003 –

Proposal "too expensive and illegally conceived"

FAIRFAX, Virginia — Noted constitutional lawyer Gilbert K. Davis filed suit on December 5th against the Commonwealth of Virginia and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to obtain an injunction prohibiting further advancement of the $4 billion Dulles rail project, which Davis contended is being moved forward in violation of the Virginia Public Private Transportation Act (PPTA) and its implementing guidelines.

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F21SC Issue Statement: Government education system co-opting parental authority

November 24, 2003 Michael Shaw Comments Off

By Michael Shaw, 11/24/2003 –

Issue: Many parents have allowed a government-mandated educational system to co-opt parental authority over their children.

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Community Plans = Sustainable Scams

November 24, 2003 Joanne Nathan Comments Off

By Joanne Nathan, 11/24/2003 –

When you hear terms like, "Community Plans", "Town Plans" and "Village Plans"… take notice and take action!

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Congressman Farr Makes the Rules

November 24, 2003 David R. Henderson Comments Off

11/24/2003 – SUMMARY:
"…your proposal doesn’t make it affordable. It just benefits a lucky few and raises prices for the many. Your restrictions hurt the people you want to help, Sam."

Naval Post Graduate Professor and Hoover Institute Fellow David Henderson has a revealing discussion with Congressman Sam Farr over housing at Fort Ord, in Monterey, California.

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Attack on Private Property Institutionalized

November 24, 2003 Michael Shaw Comments Off

11/24/2003 –

SUMMARY:
In a powerful 50 minute presentation, abundance ecologist Michael Shaw described the nature, origin, structure and pace of the implementation of Sustainable Development/Agenda 21 in Santa Cruz and across the nation to residents of Auburn, California. The presentation incorporated examples from the Sierras, including a proposed Auburn City Tree Ordinance that dictates what a homeowner can do with trees on their own two acre lot. A report from this event (from the Auburn Journal) follows, with annotation by Freedom 21 Santa Cruz [now Freedom Advocates].

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It’s Time to Snuff out the “Let it Burn” Idea

November 24, 2003 M. David Stirling Comments Off

SUMMARY:
11/24/2003 – Pacific Legal Foundation Vice-President M. David Stirling explains how the Endangered Species Act is anti-environment and therefore anti-human. The devastation caused by the recent California fires exemplifies how such policies undermine life for humans, plants and wildlife. The "Let it Burn" attitude is more than disturbing when it emanates from a group called the "Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics".

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Smart Growth Rolls Into Town On A Trolley

November 23, 2003 Michael Park Comments Off

By Michael Park, 11/23/2003 –

Plans for Recreational Rail in Santa Cruz County raise a number of issues for the community, and with future plans for a full-blown Smart Growth project, authorities have not disclosed all of the details – nor the consequences to the lives of county residents.

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Judging Janice Rogers Brown

November 23, 2003 Harold Johnson and Timothy Sandefur Comments Off

By Harold Johnson and Timothy Sandefur, 11/23/2003 –

The credentials and character of Janice Brown are beyond dispute. In her jurisprudence, courts should function, first and last, as defenders of freedom, say Johnson and Sandefur in this article published during her judicial nomination hearings.

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Social Predation 101: Now showing in classrooms near you

November 23, 2003 Freedom Advocates Staff Comments Off

By Freedom Advocates Staff, 11/23/2003 –

In a tutorial showing teachers how to recruit and use students as activists, a former high school social studies teacher unwittingly exposes a model for social predation that is instituted in K-12 and college campuses across the USA. This is a must-read for anyone who has or knows children in a government school.

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