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Tag Archives: Property Rights

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Flemming: Visions of ideal government color rental registry debate

Sen. Sirotkin characterizes those voting against S.210 as those who believe when “there’s government involvement it can’t do any good.” Quite the rhetorical flourish, which when taken at face value, suggests Vermont’s seven Senate Republicans and one moderate Democrat who voted against S.210 are the out-of-touch libertarians of a bygone era.

February 20, 2022 in Commentary.
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Federal judge upholds new Biden eviction moratorium: ‘The court’s hands are tied’

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Biden administration could continue to enforce its new eviction moratorium, but cast doubt on its legality.

August 13, 2021 in U.S..
state of Vermont

Deb Billado: Vermont Democrat agrees to ‘dismantle private property’

While one obscure tweet from a lone progressive Twitter profile normally wouldn’t warrant attention, in this case the tweet was “liked” by a Vermont state representative.

July 21, 2021 in Commentary.
U.S. Department of State

Gov. Scott vetoes rental property registry bill S.79

Governor Phil Scott returned without signature and vetoed S.79, passed on June 24 during the legislative veto session, and sent the following letter to the General Assembly.

July 2, 2021 in Press Release.
Wikimedia Commons/Chris Light

McClaughry: Scrap the ‘common property’ amendment

Nine proposed constitutional amendments, some of them far reaching, have been introduced in the Vermont Senate. One in particular stands out as a mortal threat to fundamental Vermont principles. That is Proposal 9.

March 8, 2020 in Commentary.
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Pownal board hears feedback on proposed junk ordinance

Equal parts concern and support were on display Thursday at a special meeting of the Select Board, as board members heard feedback on a proposed junk ordinance regulating salvage yards, waste disposal and junk and junk vehicles.

August 6, 2019 in TNR News.
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McClaughry: Supreme Court enforces citizens’ rights over Trump AG’s argument

The Knick ruling is a benefit of having a Supreme Court majority that interprets the Constitution as it was and is written, rejects the government’s excuses for violating it, and is willing to overturn damage done to citizens’ rights in the past.

June 30, 2019 in Commentary.
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Pownal Selectboard considering possible junk ordinance

“There’s an argument to say if it’s your property, it’s your business,” said Bob Jarvis, a member of the board. “We need to be very mindful of that.”

June 2, 2019 in TNR News.
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Constitutionalist warns Vermont property rights under fire by Agenda 21, Act 250

This week on PEGTV’s “Straight Talk” hosted by Don Chioffi, conservative radio talk show host Hal Shurtleff said Vermont’s property rights are under attack by local planning commissions.

February 15, 2019 in TNR News.
Courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture

Landowners hail property rights victory at Supreme Court in frog habitat dispute

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Fish and Wildlife Service was wrong to designate a 1,500 acre tract of land in Louisiana as a “critical habitat” for the endangered dusky gopher frog.

November 27, 2018 in U.S..
U.S. Department of Agriculture

McClaughry: The dusky gopher frog

Among the cases to be heard before the Supreme Court his year is Edward Poitevant’s appeal to get out from the shackles of the Endangered Species Act.

November 26, 2018 in Commentary.
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Federal overreach on frogs’ habitat threatening company’s private property

Does private property have to be “habitable” by a species in order for bureaucrats to claim it is that species’ “critical habitat”? In an extreme example of government run amok, a group of environmentalists and federal bureaucrats says “no.”

January 30, 2018 in U.S..

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