-Caveat Lector- Southern Utah Residents United in Their Dislike for UN, Big Gov't By Jim Brown July 24, 2001 (AgapePress) - Towns in southern Utah are taking bold measures to defend their constitutional rights, but never did they imagine that their battle against the United Nations and big government would attract so much national attention. CNSNews reports the town of Escalante is considering a city ordinance that would require most heads of a household to own a gun. Virgin, a town 40 miles away, adopted a similar law earlier this year. Recently, the town of Washington City passed a resolution that supports repealing the 17th Amendment, which makes the election of U.S. senators a popular vote rather than a decision by state legislatures. Supporters say the proposal would make senators more beholden to their constituents interests. Meanwhile, CNSNews reports a federal mandate protecting a desert tortoise habitat has blocked off 75,000 acres of land and forced Washington City to spend over $150,000. Residents of southern Utah already feel burned by the Clinton Administration's 1996 decision to create the Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument, which forced closure of two million acres of coal-rich land to mining and development, limiting land-use rights for farmers and ranchers. However, even more than the federal government, locals fear the UN and its aggressive measures on the environment, gun control, and population control. In a symbolic protest of the UN, the La Verkin City Council passed an ordinance July 4 declaring the village a 'UN-free zone,' making it a misdemeanor to engage in UN activities. Now Virgin and a pair of other towns -- Toquerville and Hurricane -- are considering their own UN-blocking ordinances. I believe my rights come from God, not from the United Nations, says Hurricane resident Don Tait. Tait and others feel the UN's goal is to become a global government that will sabotage rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. � 2001 AgapePress all rights reserved. -------------------------- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
