---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ron Calzone <r...@mofirst.org> Date: Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 12:34 PM Subject: MO-CPR: Great Court Victory for Eminent Domain Reform To:
Click Here to view this in your web browser. <http://www.mo-cpr.org> [image: CPR-Logo] [image: MO Flag] ....all political power is vested in and derived from the people; that all government of right originates from the people ...(Article I § 1 Missouri Constitution) *Court Rules in Favor of Missouri Citizens for Property Rights!* To the Defenders of Property Rights: Jefferson City, MO Wednesday, April 20, 2011: Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel R. Green ruled in favor of Missouri Citizens for Property Right's position in the challenge to our eminent domain initiative petition ballot titles. The judge gave us everything we wanted, including a bench decision. That means he ruled on the spot without taking the typical weeks to hand down a decision. It was clear that the judge saw how our rights were being abused through misuse of the courts. At one point he even commented, “So Mr. Calzone is the only one here not being paid by government.” The plaintiffs in the court challenge are headed up by the Missouri Municipal League, an organization funded by dues from towns and cities across the state – dues from taxpayers' pocket books. As you may recall, the Secretary of State purposely added language different than that which was ordered by the appeals court in our last ballot title challenge. Those six extra words gave the Missouri Municipal League an additional excuse to litigate – it was a malicious act by someone who is supposed to be a public servant and I'm sure the judge saw it that way. The taxpayers are paying for the litigation being used to keep them from the opportunity to vote to stop the abuse of government eminent domain power! MML now has ten days to appeal the case to the Western Court of Appeals. I'm confident they will. I am also confident that we will be able to shorten the appeal process even more than we did the circuit court, since we can easily make the case that this is simply a rehash of our court case from 2010. Stay tuned, we are getting closer to putting petitions on the street! LEGISLTIVE EFFORTS For the last four session of the Missouri legislature, we have been fighting to fix some basic problems with the petition process in Missouri. At first we were fighting against bills that would result in making petitions a tool only available to those with deep pockets at best or even no one at all, but the last couple of years we have been able to go on the offensive, with legislation that would level the playing field – particularly by limiting the length of time a petition can be tied up in court. Controversy over Proposition B (dog breeders) has killed any positive developments and may even put us back on the defensive. We will continue to fight to protect the People's constitutional right to petition their government for a redress of grievances – your help is always appreciated. For more details, go to http://www.mo-cpr.org Thanks for hanging with us, Ron Calzone, chairman Missouri Citizens for Property Rights r...@mo-cpr.org ### Paid for by Missouri Citizens for Property Rights To be removed from this email list, reply to this email with CANCEL in the subject line. -- "no cause is lost if there is but one fool to fight for it" ~Will Turner~ ~Pirate's of the Caribbean @ World's End~ "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." ~Goethe www.moliberty.org http://417-political-pundit.blogspot.com The power to tax involves the power to destroy. ~Justice John Marshall~ Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! -Pericles (430 B.C.) A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. ~Justice John Marshall~ -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever.
