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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; FairOpinion; SierraWasp
This bill secures a structure for regional government in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In the last few weeks there has been a media blitz where media mouthpieces for the San Jose Mercury News and the Sacramento Bee, among others, have injected the idea into the mainstream that we must have regional governments in order to govern California.

This idea is effectively treason to the US Constitution and to the California State constitution because it eliminates elected representation at many levels, it does so without proper constitutional procedure and because it violates the Constitutional directive that a state shall not be formed within a state.

The regional government structure is set up to eliminate county governments-- which will destroy our electoral system because county recorders manage elections at the local level, and because political parties base their precinct system on counties, and because the number of representatives that people have in state and federal political institutions are based on county populations.

So the revolution is happening right before your eyes to overthrow the Constitution, eliminate elected representation and set up a system of councils (conservancies, regional governments) to control the people of California. This is exactly the type of government that is now functioning in Britain, it is a government that does not respond to the rights of the individual at all, but is predicated on the collective.

The governor is grabbing power by consolidating small conservancies right now in order to create regional conservancies. There are a couple of small conservancies in the Sierra Nevada which will get consumed by this larger powerful conservancy.

A lot of people in California have been taught that their Constitution and constitutional rights mean nothing, and they don't care that their birthright to a free government will no longer exist in a very short amount of time.

Some people in California do care, but is it enough to make a difference?
16 posted on 08/23/2004 8:40:15 AM PDT by hedgetrimmer
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To: hedgetrimmer; Jim Robinson; Grampa Dave; Dog Gone; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Carry_Okie; ElkGroveDan; ...

One of the best comments/replies I've ever seen on FR!!!


17 posted on 08/23/2004 10:34:44 AM PDT by SierraWasp (Success is still the best revenge... In the land of the free... Because of the brave!!!)
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To: hedgetrimmer; SierraWasp

We already have a Regional government apparatus in the Bay Area.. it's called ABAG

Not too mention a Regional transportation body (MTC) which effectively controls all bay area transit programs, in one way shape or fashion. they support ferries and alternative modes of transportation while bridge tolls go thru the roof to support poorly run state projects .. and then have to stick it to current users to squeak by becuz the state has looted 'dedicated' transportation funds to meet general fund obligations and mandated spending.

We got gubamint coming out of all our orifices, it would seem.. ;-)


22 posted on 08/23/2004 11:33:12 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... Hairy Kerry now ..... pay thru the nose later)
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