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Farmer's house to be destroyed in a matter of hours.
Neighbor hood ^ | 11/25/3 | Varmint Al (Al Harral)

Posted on 11/25/2003 11:09:29 AM PST by Varmint Al

Well, Free Republic can't help.

The farmer is at his gate with it locked. The police are there and now the county is going to have to get a court order to cut his lock. It is only a matter of hours before they tear down his house! Aren't we proud of our BIG GOVERNMENT saving us from ourselves!

His house might flood. So the government will destroy it so it can't flood!

Sad day on Bethel Island, CA in Contra Costa County.

Here is the police car, the police filling out some kind of papers. You can just see the farmer. He has only one eye and has a patch over his right eye.

Here is a link to the original thread. It was a plea for help, but it didn't work.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/949640/posts?q=1&&page=51

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: big; contra; costa; county; environment; government; landgrab; propertyrights
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1 posted on 11/25/2003 11:09:32 AM PST by Varmint Al
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To: Varmint Al; farmfriend; Jeff Head; SLB; Squantos; Lion Den Dan
I was unaware of this situation. Thanks for sharing it with us. I'll have to read more on the link above. Thanks again.
2 posted on 11/25/2003 11:13:48 AM PST by Fred Mertz
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To: Varmint Al
House to be destroyed in a matter of hours.

The Senate should be next!

3 posted on 11/25/2003 11:14:39 AM PST by Onelifetogive
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To: Varmint Al
Thanks for the post.

Big Gub'mint knows best. (My butt!)

4 posted on 11/25/2003 11:16:21 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi .....)
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To: Onelifetogive
Oh.. Hope I am not in trouble. I should have said that:

Farmer's house to be destroyed in a matter of hours.

Can anyone add the word "Farmer's" in front of the subject.

I was thinking too narrowly.

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
5 posted on 11/25/2003 11:19:00 AM PST by Varmint Al
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To: Onelifetogive
You better believe the senate should be involved!!! Our country STINKS!!!!!!!!!! Sorry to say but that is how I feel when I read something like this.
6 posted on 11/25/2003 11:21:53 AM PST by pollywog (Psalm 121;1 I Lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help.)
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To: Varmint Al
bttt
7 posted on 11/25/2003 11:23:26 AM PST by firewalk
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To: Varmint Al
His house might flood. So the government will destroy it so it can't flood!

Vietnam: "We had to destroy the village to save it."

College: "Proudly screwing virgins to preserve their chastisy."

California: "Destroying homes to prevent their destruction."

8 posted on 11/25/2003 11:23:54 AM PST by Lazamataz ("People that quote themselves in their taglines bother me." - Lazamataz)
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To: Varmint Al
His house might flood. So the government will destroy it so it can't flood!

It might FLY too. Shouldn't they get the FAA in there to work out a clearance and a departure route? What if it BURNS? Shouldn't the EPA be involved? And on and on and on and on...

9 posted on 11/25/2003 11:25:07 AM PST by Don Corleone
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To: Varmint Al; Admin Moderator; Lead Moderator
Can anyone add the word "Farmer's" in front of the subject.

Maestro, cue the magic.

10 posted on 11/25/2003 11:25:58 AM PST by Lazamataz ("People that quote themselves in their taglines bother me." - Lazamataz)
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To: pollywog
Here is the original post when we were trying to save the Farmer's House:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/949640/posts?page=1,50

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al

11 posted on 11/25/2003 11:26:21 AM PST by Varmint Al
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To: Varmint Al
I used to live in a flood plain. Whenever there are large flood losses and FEMA flood insurance takes a hit, they always try to get people to move by denying them flood insurance coverage. I can see that if the risk is high, but how can anyone make someone leave their property and destroy it if they are willing to live there without insurance? Is the property paid for and owned by the farmer? This seems like more than just a flood issue.
12 posted on 11/25/2003 11:28:18 AM PST by Sender
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Damn

Houses in the Bay Area live near or on a fault. Maybe they should all be demolished before the next big quake does.

13 posted on 11/25/2003 11:30:09 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture (The bullets inside are very hot. Why do I feel so cold?)
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To: Don Corleone
You're confused. If the house burns it's under the jurisdiction of the ATF. Call in janet reno...
14 posted on 11/25/2003 11:34:08 AM PST by flashbunny
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To: Onelifetogive
House to be destroyed in a matter of hours.
The Senate should be next!

my exact thoughts!

15 posted on 11/25/2003 11:37:29 AM PST by The Mayor (Through prayer, finite man draws upon the power of the infinite God.)
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To: Sender
"This seems like more than just a flood issue."

Bingo. I refuse to believe that this man's house is being levelled simply because he may be located in a flood plain. Any first year law student could stop that. No, there is more to this story, with all due respect to the poster. I don't buy any of this.

16 posted on 11/25/2003 11:41:18 AM PST by RightOnline
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To: Fred Mertz
How do you like the New America?
17 posted on 11/25/2003 11:46:37 AM PST by MrFreedom
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To: Varmint Al
big government is like a bulldozer, ready to plow you out of their way...in my case, to stop my mining a sand and gravel mining claim, they typed out a phony cease and desist order (w/o any kind of court order), had an armed Ranger hand deliver it to me at the site, and then they threatened me with fines and jail in every correspondence. In a hearing, they introduced fabricated evidence and when caught their ALJ Judge (John Rampton) said NO, as I (yes I had a fool for a client too, but cheapest one I knew at the moment) asked for a dismissal. NOBODY tells them (Bureau of Land Management) what to do and they are above the law, who do you call on the government? The taking of this man's home is yet another example of this distorted Democracy big governmnt engages in. The IBLA, highest gov't court in DC, after an appeal, ruled the gov't DID NOT have a court order to destroy my operation. When I asked for damages they said "Take us to Federal District Court"....anyone got a few million ??? aint this freedom wonderful ? the link to my website explaining all this is below if anyone wants the details.
18 posted on 11/25/2003 11:51:38 AM PST by Searching4Justice (www.members.tripod.com/LaPineNet/index-23.html)
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To: Sender
This seems like more than just a flood issue.

it sure is - the county wants the land to build a new homeless shelter
19 posted on 11/25/2003 12:00:22 PM PST by Republicus2001
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To: Varmint Al
This stinks.......I hope some of the larger news agencies pick this up and help this man out.
20 posted on 11/25/2003 12:00:41 PM PST by OXENinFLA
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